The Government Really Is Here to Help You!

Last week the US Department of Labor launched its "FirstStep Recordkeeping, Reporting and Notices elaws Advisor," which is designed to coordinate with DOL's FirstStep Poster and FirstStep Employment Law Overview. As you might imagine, there are lots of details you won't find on their website, but for basic questions, going to the source can be an excellent way to start. See http://www.dol.gov/elaws/firststep. The press release is at http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/opa20080251.htm, and the compliance reference site which includes FirstStep is http://www.dol.gov/compliance/news/main.htm. Happy hunting!