Legal, Safety, and Regulatory Requirement Paper

Legal, safety, and regulatory requirement paper

Latasha Higgins

HCS/341

May 20, 2013

Colin Smith

Legal, safety, and regulatory requirement paper

The Human resources manager overall responsibility for the HR function as it relates to all team members, including employee relations, compensation and benefits administration, development, implementation and administration of the human resources programs and employment policies, personnel record-keeping, workers compensation and team member safety issues, training and workforce development, and compliance with HR laws and regulations.

Human resources management must comply with all employment, health and safety and other relevant legislation applicable to the jurisdiction where the organization operates. This includes federal, state, and local laws that pertain to various areas of HR such as recruitment, benefits, labor relations, and termination. Keeping up-to-date with legislation ensures that the organization remains compliant and avoids costly penalties.

Compliance with three very sensitive laws and regulations is a very crucial best practice for managers. These include providing equal opportunities for employees, affirmative action, and preventing sexual harassment of employees. These and other regulations of the law has had a huge impact of human resources in every business institution complying with best practices. The Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws cover individuals and protect them against illegal discrimination at work. This best practice covers people against discrimination based on race, age, and gender.

As a company compliance with all existing governmental and labor legal and government reporting requirements including any related to the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Department of Labor, worker compensation, the Occupational Safety and...