The following links lead to government Web sites aimed at helping employers understand and comply with federal and state regulations.

• Elaws – employment laws assistance for small businesses
• Minimum wage (Fair Labor Standards Act)
• Teen labor
• Family and medical leave
• Find local offices of U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division
• State departments of labor
• State teen labor laws (as compiled by U.S. Dep't of Labor)
• State payday requirements (as compiled by U.S. Dep't of Labor)
• State requirements on meal periods (as compiled by U.S. Dep't of Labor)

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• EEOC investigations – what employers should know
• Americans with Disabilities Act & employees – EEOC on how the law protects employees and job applicants with disabilities
• Americans with Disabilities Act & customers – U.S. Dep't of Justice on how law protects customers with disabilities

• Download I-9 forms
• Immigration info for employers – from Dep't of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Frequently asked questions about employment eligibility – from Dep't of Homeland Security
• Social Security numbers and foreign workers
– Social Security Administration
• Social Security number verification – Social Security Administration

• IRS forms and publications for restaurants and bars
• IRS information for restaurants
• Employment tax forms
• State government sites with tax information for employers
• Social Security Administration – W-2 forms

• Nutrition claims on menus
• State alcoholic-beverage agencies
• State food-safety agencies