Motivation Plan

Labor Compliance Plan


Labor Compliance Plan
In creating a business, it is important to not only having an understanding of Federal Employment laws that you must abide by but also Employment laws on a State Level. Due to the business being located in Austin there is also a specific city Employment Law awareness that you need. This memo will show the importance of following Unemployment Compensation, Texas Workers Compensation Act, Texas Pay Day Law, and Age Discrimination Employment Act.
The first Law to review is the Unemployment Compensation Law; this law is regulated on a state level by the Texas Law Commission. The Unemployment Compensation Law was established to give temporarily relief and payments to individuals that lost their jobs that they were not found at fault. It is important to note that the employer has 14 days to file a form that is sent to them stating the employer does not feel they are at fault and needs to pay for the former employee.   The biggest rule that to keep in mind is that the employer handles payments to the former employee if at the end the employee was not terminated at fault (Fox & Davenport, 2013). There are also several personal reasons an employee can leave voluntarily and still be entitled to unemployment pay from you. Some of the major reasons you would choose to deny them their unemployment benefits would be absenteeism or tardiness, going on strike, rule violation, disruptive influence, and the definition of misconduct. If chosen to deny the claim, both the employer and employee can participate in an unemployment hearing. At this hearing, it is important to get an attorney to represent the employer and to state facts and have documentation to back up what is said (Fox & Davenport, 2013). By hiring an attorney to represent the employer, the attorney will be able to give you advice on whether to attend the hearing and if the employer has a am chance to win the judgment.
Another big Act that is governed by the...