


Federal Regulations for Having 15 Employees or More
Certain labor laws apply to businesses based on how many employees they have. For example, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) applies to companies with 50 or more employees. But there are some federal regulations for having 15 employees. Once you have 15...
4 Key Terms in the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to a lot of organizations—all public employers and any private employer with 15 or more employees. Nevertheless, there’s a lot of confusion about what the law requires and what its terms entail. A big reason for this...
Accommodating Pregnant Employees
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace has been illegal for decades, since the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) back in 1978. The law, which was an amendment to the 1964 federal Civil Rights Act, prohibits businesses from making employment...