All Topics in Small Business Legal Resource Center

• Small Business
• Starting Your Own Business
  • First Steps in Business Formation
    • Choosing a Business Location
    • How to Register Your Business
    • Business Licenses and Permits
    • Obtaining Federal and State Tax IDs
    • Buying an Existing Business or Franchise
    • Insurance for Your Business
  • Business Ownership Structures
    • Sole Proprietorships
    • Partnerships
    • Limited Partnerships
    • Limited Liability Partnerships
    • Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
    • Nonprofit Organizations
    • Franchises
    • Cooperatives
    • Benefit Corporations/Hybrid Entities
    • C Corporations
    • Close Corporations
    • Joint Ventures
    • S Corporations
• Hire and Manage Employees
  • Employment Law Compliance
  • Hiring and Employment Contracts
    • Arbitration Agreements
    • Use of Social Media in Hiring
    • At-Will Employment
    • Non-Compete Agreements
    • Firing / Wrongful Termination
    • Layoffs / WARN Act
    • OSHA Compliance
    • Privacy in Employment
      • Employee Drug Testing
      • Social Media Policies
      • Personnel Files
      • Workplace Testing
      • Surveillance and Monitoring
      • Searches and Seizures at Work
      • Dress Codes and Grooming Requirements
    • Severance
  • Discrimination and Harassment
  • Overtime and Wage / Hour Laws
    • Employee Misclassification
  • Workers’ Compensation and Disability
  • Defamation in Employment
  • Employee Benefits
  • Immigration in Employment
  • Labor Unions
  • Class Action Employment Lawsuits
  • Retaliation
  • Employees vs. Independent Contractors
• Business Management and Growth
  • Financing
  • Tax Compliance
  • Business Plans
  • Contracts and Transactions
  • Legal Compliance
    • Antitrust
    • Corporate Governance
    • Nonprofit Governance
  • Business Assets and Equipment
    • Asset Protection
    • Commercial Leases
  • Collections and Credit
  • E-Commerce
  • Emergency Planning
  • Selling or Closing a Business
    • Bankruptcy for Small Businesses
    • Dissolution
  • Growing Your Business
    • Entering New Markets
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Advertising
    • Government Contracts
• Business Disputes
  • Litigation, Mediation and Arbitration
  • Owner Disputes
• Insurance
• Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Small Business FAQs
• Business Operations Resources
• Business Operations Glossary
• Business Operations Articles
• Resources and Forms
• Business Operations Laws
• Debt Collection
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
  • Validation of Debts
  • Prohibited Practices
  • Relation to State Law
  • Coverage
  • Multiple Debts
  • Background
  • Furnishing Certain Deceptive Forms
  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Examination Checklist
  • Exemption for State Regulation
  • Communications in Connection with Debt Collection
  • Legal Actions by Debt Collectors
  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Examination Objectives and Procedures
  • Administrative Enforcement
  • Civil Liability
• Secured Transactions and UCC Law
• Liens and Garnishments
• Contracts FAQs
• OSHA Handbook
  • Lockout/Tagout Procedures
  • Portable (Power Operated) Tools and Equipment
  • Safety and Health Program
  • Designating Responsibility
  • Self-Inspection Scope
  • Identification of Piping Systems
  • Appendix D: OSHA Job Safety and Health Standards, Regulations, and Requirements
  • Safety and Health Recordkeeping
  • Hoist and Auxillary Equipment
  • Training for Employees, Supervisors and Managers
  • Entering Confined Spaces
  • Injury/Illness Records
  • Fire Protection
  • Appendix B: Model Policy Statements
  • Compressors Air Receivers
  • Appendix E: OSHA Offices
  • Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing
  • Employer Posting
  • Compressed Gas Cylinders
  • Other Sources of Help
  • Hand Tools and Equipment
  • Codes of Safe Practices
  • Control of Harmful Substances by Ventilation
  • Documenting Your Activities
  • Worksite Analysis
  • Compressors and Compressed Air
  • Spraying Operations
  • Electrical
  • Exit Doors
  • Environmental Controls
  • Recordkeeping
  • Exposure Records and Others
  • Establish Your Four-Point Safety and Health Program
  • Hazardous Substances Communication
  • Preface
  • Sanitizing Equipment and Clothing
  • Portable Ladders
  • Developing a Profitable Strategy for Handling Occupational Safety and Health
  • Management Commitment and Employee Involvement
  • Hazard Prevention and Control
  • A Four-Point Workplace Program
  • Material Handling
  • General Work Environment
  • Machine Guarding
  • IV. Self-Inspection
  • V. Assistance in Safety and Health
  • Noise
  • Hazardous Chemical Exposure
  • Abrasive Wheel Equipment Grinders
  • Self-Inspection Check Lists
  • Flammable and Combustible Materials
  • Medical Services and First Aid
  • Welding, Cutting and Brazing
  • Elevated Surfaces
  • Clean Up Your Place of Business
  • Stairs and Stairways
  • Develop and Implement Your Action Plan
  • Get Some Help on the Details
  • A Profit and Loss Statement
  • Industrial Trucks-Forklifts
  • Floor and Wall Openings
  • Powder-Actuated Tools
  • Fueling
  • Start Gathering Specific Facts About Your Situation
  • Tire Inflation
  • Using The Four-Point Program
  • Appendix A: Overall Action Plan Worksheet
  • III. Starting Your Voluntary Activity
  • Decide to Start Now
  • Walkways
  • Transporting Employees and Materials

• Business Formation Laws
• Business Formation Glossary
• Business Formation Articles
• Business Formation Resources
• What are Some of the Advantages or Disadvantages of Forming a Corporation?
• What is a Limited Liability Company (LLC)?
• Naming Your Business or Product
• What are the Different Forms of Partnerships?
• What Are Some of the Advantages or Disadvantages of a Sole Proprietorship?
• What is a Partnership?
• What is a C Corporation?
• What are Some of the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Partnership?
• What is a Sub-chapter S Corporation?
• Do I Need to Register a Trademark or a Service Mark for My Business Name?
• What Are Some of the Types of Business Structures to Choose From When Forming a Business?
• How Does the Type of Business I Form Impact What I Can Name My Business?
• What is a Sole Proprietorship?

Last updated February 2019