1. Adhering to Regulatory Requirements

2. American business depends on a creative but delicate balance.
Adhering to Regulatory Requirements
American business depends on a creative but delicate balance.
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3. Brief history of homework regulations
Adhering to Regulatory Requirements
Brief history of homework regulations
Reflects organization and militancy of unionized workers
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, enforces Federal laws that affect home businesses
1940 – banned home manufacture of women’s apparel to protect against minimum wage violations, abuse of Child labor laws, and horrible, unsafe environment of sweatshops
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4. Brief history of homework regulations
Adhering to Regulatory Requirements
Brief history of homework regulations
The Fair Labor Standards Act monitors employees who work in their homes.
– Eliminates all trade with sweatshops and home workers
1910 – Ends homework in ready-made men’s clothing industry
1938 – Prohibitions of homework reinforced
1940 – Banned home manufacture of women’s apparel
1984 – An employer may hire home workers if each worker acquires a certificate from the US DOL
1990 – DOL lifted restrictions in 5 of the 6 remaining garment industries
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5. Public Policy Enforcement
Adhering to Regulatory Requirements
Public Policy Enforcement
Health departments
Municipal traffic and parking departments
Area commissions
Neighborhood associations
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