{"id":5345,"date":"2018-10-16T15:31:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T19:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/undiscoveredmaine\/?page_id=5345"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:10:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:10:34","slug":"laws-and-regulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/small-business\/resources\/laws-and-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Laws and Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maine.gov Resources:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/portal\/business\/laws.html\">Laws and Regulations<\/a> gives general information about Maine laws.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/portal\/business\/starting.html\">Starting a business<\/a> gives information on what to keep in mind when starting a business. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/portal\/business\/licensing.html\">Business Licensing<\/a> gives information on how to obtain a business license.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/qar\/permits_and_licenses\/application_forms.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Permits and Licenses<\/a> gives information on permits and licenses for food businesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/decd\/business-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Economic &amp; Community Development<\/a> provides a summary of Maine laws, licenses and resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Resources:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fitsmallbusiness.com\/federal-labor-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FitSmallBusiness<\/a> provides important information on labor laws (2024).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbusiness.findlaw.com\/business-laws-and-regulations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FindLaw<\/a> has a great directory of laws that you should research regarding your small business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizjournals\/washingtonbureau\/2016\/04\/10-regulations-that-give-small-business-owners-the.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Business Journal<\/a> highlights laws that give small business owners the biggest headaches (as of 2016). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizfilings.com\/toolkit\/research-topics\/office-hr\/workplace-rules-protect-your-business-and-maintain-a-positive-employee-environment\">Wolters Kluwer<\/a> suggests that small businesses develop workplace rules and policies to protect themselves, and provides examples.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/business-guide\/manage-your-business\/stay-legally-compliant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Small Business Administration<\/a> gives some basic things to keep in mind as a small business owner, and staying legally compliant. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/employers\/smallbusiness\/requirements.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity\u00a0Commission<\/a> states more policies to remember as a small business owner. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/small-business\/resources\/important-areas-of-business\/\"><strong>Back to functional areas page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine.gov Resources: Other Resources: Back to functional areas page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1635,"featured_media":0,"parent":29143,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5345","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Laws and Regulations - Undiscovered Maine - University of Maine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out this list of resources from Undiscovered Maine regarding laws and regulations for small businesses in Maine! 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