Adhering to Regulatory Requirements
Adhering to Regulatory Requirements
American business depends on a
creative but delicate balance.
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
Adhering to Regulatory Requirements
Brief history of homework regulations
The Fair Labor Standards Act monitors employees who
work in their homes.
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1904-05 – 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
Adhering to Regulatory Requirements
Public Policy Enforcement
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Health departments
Municipal traffic and parking departments
Area commissions
Neighborhood associations