Compliance Resource Center

Need help with legal issues at your small business? Find legal compliance resources on a variety of topics for your small business from NFIB’s Small Business Legal Center.

Wage & Hour

Staffing

Pay Cut Laws: Cutting Hours at Work Without Causing a Lawsuit

Staffing

Giving a Terminated Employee Their Last Paycheck

Human Resources

Labor

Video: How to Avoid Liability for Your Employees’ Bad Driving

Labor

What Not to Wear This Summer: Improve Your Business’ Image with a Dress Code

Immigration

Legal

NFIB Strikes Down EPA Regulations in the Supreme Court

Labor

Real Clear Politics Runs Legal Center Op-Ed on Pending Labor Case in the Supreme Court

Labor

Labor

It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning for Tax Season

Labor

DOL Issues New FMLA Poster and Forms

Insurance

Staffing

Pay Cut Laws: Cutting Hours at Work Without Causing a Lawsuit

Labor

Video: How to Avoid Liability for Your Employees’ Bad Driving

Legal Tip of the Week

Ten Reasons to Implement a Drug-Free Workplace Policy

Most drug users are employed, and when they arrive for work, they don’t leave their problems at the door.  Some costs—increased absences, accidents and errors—are obvious. Others, such as low morale and high illness rates, are less so, but their effects may be equally harmful.  Small businesses are often burdened with the costs from drug users since smaller employers often do not have the resources to address the problem.

In fact, according to the United State Department of Labor, 87% of full-time employed illicit drug users work for businesses having less than 500 employees.  Over 40% work for businesses with less than 25 employees.  To protect your business and employees, consider the following ten reasons to establish a drug-free workplace policy.