Is your worker an employee or an independent contractor? Are you thinking about making a handbook outlining employee policies and don’t know where to start? How long should you keep personnel files? These questions and more can be answered by NFIB’s Legal Guide Series.
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Guide to Wage and Hour Laws
Minimum wage laws and formulas for determining exempt or non[1]exempt status are challenging issues for employers. That’s why NFIB developed the NFIB Guide to Wage and Hour Laws, which is intended to help small businesses comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Debt Collection Guide
Despite the frustrating and stressful nature of this issue, there are effective ways to avoid nonpayment and recover payment before resorting to legal action. Developed by the NFIB Small Business Legal Center, the NFIB Collections Guide was written to help you not only navigate your current debt collection issues but also help prevent them in the future.
Out-of-State Sales Tax Requirements
In 2018, the decision in the U.S. Supreme Court case South Dakota v. Wayfair drastically changed long-established out-of-state seller tax rules. After Wayfair, states can require that out-of-state retailers collect sales tax from in-state customers even if the retailer does not have a physical presence in the state such as a store, warehouse, office, or employees.
Model Employee Handbook for Small Business
This handbook is intended to assist you in creating your own custom employee handbook. The actual policies and procedures of your business may vary due to the size of the company, the number of employees, benefits offered and other factors. So the handbook is intentionally broad, and should be modified and supplemented to accurately reflect your company’s individual needs.
Guide to Independent Contractors
The Legal Center is pleased to offer the NFIB Guide to Independent Contractors to help small businesses determine whether their workers are considered employees or independent contractors by the Internal Revenue Service. This seemingly simple distinction is actually extremely complex—and can cost you thousands of dollars in penalties and back taxes if you make a mistake.
Guide to Managing Unionization Efforts
Small-business owners who face union organizing campaigns may experience enormous anxiety and even find that operations slow to a standstill. Use this guide from the NFIB Small Business Legal Center to know your rights and responsibilities during a union organizing campaign.
Small Business Guide to Document Retention
This handbook will help you develop a policy for saving and discarding documents, including e-mail and Web pages that are received and created in the ordinary course of business.
Small Business Guide to Handling OSHA Inspections
This guide will help your business prepare for OSHA inspections and avoid citations. The handbook provides information about communicating and negotiating with OSHA and lists the type of information you will need for your inspection.
NFIB Guide to Taxes
This Small Business Legal Center guide was created to assist small business owners with lowering their taxes and avoiding audits. Get tips on calculating the Alternative Minimum Tax, find out 12 ways to avoid an audit and learn more about common small business deductions that could save you money.
Federal Employment Law Handbook
The NFIB Small Business Legal Center and the Atlantic Legal Foundation created the Federal Employment Law Handbook as a resource for small-business owners.