Employment Law Compliance Plan
TO: Traci Goldeman, Manager, Atwood and Allen Consulting
FROM: Yvette Calderon, Market Research Assistant
DATE: February 17, 2014 Employment Law Compliance Plan
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act or SBREFA was passed by the congress in 1996 because of the concerns made by small business community. SBREFA was formed to help the small business in understanding and compliance with regulations. OSHA has levied fines of various amounts for the violation of OSHA regulations. These fines can differ based on the severity of the violation (Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, n.d).The Texas Labor Code Anti-Discrimination Provisions Texas like many other states has its own laws for employment discrimination but employers who abide by the federal statute will be safe under the Texas state law as well. The reason for this is that the Texas Labor Code Anti-Discrimination Provisions are parallel with the Federal Discrimination guidelines. However, there is a trend throughout cities and counties with America that allow these local municipalities to have their own ordinances. In Texas, local government can and sometimes do establish their own anti-discrimination rules. In the city of Austin, several city ordinances make it unlawful to deny access to public accommodation or discriminate in employment on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation specifically to lesbians and gays. It is also illegal to discriminate against people who are HIV-infected, people with AIDS, or those who associate with people who are infected. If companies are found to be in violation of these laws they can be held liable both locally and federally(Fox & Davenport,2013). To a small company being sued on this level can mean the end for a small company do tothe amount of fines that can be levied on this company. The Texas