Human resources and employee thresholds
When considering the hiring of new employees, there are some thresholds your human resources department needs to know of.
- 11 employees: OSHA requires posting and keeping records to track workplace safety
- 15 employees: The Civil Rights Act disallows discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin.
- 20 employees: Individuals over 40 are protected by the Age Discrimination Act
- 50 employees: The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) require you to provide unpaid leave and job protection for pregnant workers or those with a family emergency.
- 100 employees: The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) makes you give notice to workers 60 days before closings and layoffs.
Every state may have different requirements, many of them even stricter than the federal guidelines. Also, if you hold any federal contracts, you have yet another set of reporting requirements.
Human resources you can count on
The good news is that with PEP as your human resources department, you do not need to worry about reaching these thresholds. The PEO takes all responsibility to remain compliant in all of these areas, giving you one less area to worry about, and more time to devote to your business. Just another way PEP gives you the advantage over your competition.
Your human resources consultants at PEP will ensure that all levels of state and federal laws are met or exceeded on your behalf. We are trained to deal with these issues, and are eagerly waiting to let you benefit from our knowledge. Human resources is just the beginning, we also can offer you payroll services, risk management solutions and employee benefits packages to complete your employee leasing experience from PEP.
