Other Employment Issues

We often receive questions about employment issues that are handled by other federal agencies, such as affirmative action plans, overtime pay and family and medical leave.

While we hope the following information is helpful, it is not exhaustive. We encourage you to visit federal, state and local government websites for additional information about the laws and rules that may apply to your business. Where applicable, we have included links to relevant EEOC resources.

General Small Business Resources

• Starting and managing a business
• Small business loans and grants
• Obtaining government contracts
  • EEOC Resource: Doing Business with EEOC

Hiring Resources

• Conducting employment background checks
  • EEOC Resource: Background Checks: What Employers Need to Know
• Hiring or reemploying service members
  • EEOC Resource: Veterans and the ADA: A Guide for Employers
• Hiring employees from other countries
  • EEOC Resource: May an employer ask if an applicant is a United States citizen or refuse to hire non-citizens?
• Using E-Verify (helps businesses determine applicants' eligibility to work in the U.S.)
• Completing Form I-9 (verifies that individuals are eligible to work in the U.S.)

Affirmative Action Resources

• Affirmative action information for federal contractors and subcontractors (including a sample affirmative action program)

Reasonable Accommodation Resources

• Job Accommodation Network (provides free, confidential disability accommodation assistance)
  • EEOC Resource: Reasonable Accommodation Resources

Pay Resources

• General pay information
  • EEOC Resource: Equal Pay/Compensation Discrimination
• Providing overtime pay
• Minimum wage information

Leave Resources

• Providing nursing mothers with a reasonable break time and place for lactation
  • EEOC Resource: Pregnancy Discrimination
• Providing leave for family and medical reasons
  • EEOC Resource: The Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964