HR Compliance Checklist

This HR Compliance Checklist helps small businesses plan their compliance policies by covering labor laws, health and safety acts, employee handbooks, and more.

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HR Compliance Checklist

Job Descriptions

Create A Staffing Plan

Employee Handbook

Compliance Issues

Onboarding & Recruiting

Regulations Preparedness

Compensation & Benefits

Performance Management

Audit Preparation

Safety Training

Employee Policy

OLCC Compliance

MSDS Compliance

Job Descriptions

Create A Staffing Plan

Employee Handbook

Compliance Issues

Onboarding & Recruiting

Regulations Preparedness

Compensation & Benefits

Performance Management

Audit Preparation

Safety Training

Employee Policy

OLCC Compliance

MSDS Compliance

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HR Compliance Checklist

This HR Compliance Checklist helps small businesses plan their compliance policies by covering labor laws, health and safety acts, employee handbooks, and more.

1. Do you have written job descriptions on file for each employee?

1. Do you have the right number of people with the right skills, in the right positions?

1. Do you have the right number of people with the right skills, in the right positions?

1. Does your company fully comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?

2. Does your company fully comply with USCIS regulations for verifying employment eligibility?

3. Does your company have required documented and communicated leaves available for all staff including necessary special leaves for military and emergency fire fighters?

4. Does your company fully comply with the Civil Rights Act and Title VIl?

5. Does your company ask illegal questions during the interview process? during employee relations investigations?

6. Does your company fully comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)?

7. Does your company comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?

8. Does your company comply with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?

9. Does your company comply with ever changing ACA requirements including COBRA?

1. Do you have an Offer Letter, Employee Information for Payroll, I-9 Employment Verification, Equity Paperwork, and Any Employment Agreements (non-compete, intellectual property, etc.)?

1. Do you have a company wide Regulations Outline for Compliance, Safety, and Health?

1. Do you have a company pay structure and benefits that are competitive and fair? (Some benefits are voluntary and some are required by law.)

1. Has your business developed Training Programs and Performance Management Methods?

1. Is your policy information (recruitment, benefits, salary structure, employee relations, etc.) and documents (organizational strategy, safety plan, personnel files, performance evaluations) up-to-date?

1. Are all your employee’s forklift training up-to-date and in a safe place that is easy to access in case of an OSHA inspection?

2. Do you have a safety consultant to do regular safety walk-throughs?

1. Do you have clear rules and up-to-date policies for employee conduct and responsibility?

1. Are you compliant with alcohol management training for all staff and do you have OLCC permits on file?

1. Are your chemicals stored and labeled properly and your Material Safety and Data Sheets (MSDS) up-to-date?

1. Do you have written job descriptions on file for each employee?

1. Do you have the right number of people with the right skills, in the right positions?

1. Do you have the right number of people with the right skills, in the right positions?

1. Does your company fully comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?

2. Does your company fully comply with USCIS regulations for verifying employment eligibility?

3. Does your company have required documented and communicated leaves available for all staff including necessary special leaves for military and emergency fire fighters?

4. Does your company fully comply with the Civil Rights Act and Title VIl?

5. Does your company ask illegal questions during the interview process? during employee relations investigations?

6. Does your company fully comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)?

7. Does your company comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?

8. Does your company comply with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?

9. Does your company comply with ever changing ACA requirements including COBRA?

1. Do you have an Offer Letter, Employee Information for Payroll, I-9 Employment Verification, Equity Paperwork, and Any Employment Agreements (non-compete, intellectual property, etc.)?

1. Do you have a company wide Regulations Outline for Compliance, Safety, and Health?

1. Do you have a company pay structure and benefits that are competitive and fair? (Some benefits are voluntary and some are required by law.)

1. Has your business developed Training Programs and Performance Management Methods?

1. Is your policy information (recruitment, benefits, salary structure, employee relations, etc.) and documents (organizational strategy, safety plan, personnel files, performance evaluations) up-to-date?

1. Are all your employee’s forklift training up-to-date and in a safe place that is easy to access in case of an OSHA inspection?

2. Do you have a safety consultant to do regular safety walk-throughs?

1. Do you have clear rules and up-to-date policies for employee conduct and responsibility?

1. Are you compliant with alcohol management training for all staff and do you have OLCC permits on file?

1. Are your chemicals stored and labeled properly and your Material Safety and Data Sheets (MSDS) up-to-date?