Coping with Regulation
» Coping with Regulation, Volume 1, Issue 5, 2001
If respondent typically discovers a new rule/regulation through the normal course of business activity.
What are likely sources where you might first learn about a new regulation that impacts you? What about:?
6bD. (place to discover a new rule) Direct contacts from a regulatory agency such as inspectors, advisory letters, or fliers.
Response | Small employers who stumble on new rule(s) | All small, employing businesses/small employers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yes | 58 | 47 | |
2 | No | 42 | 52 | |
3 | DK/Refuse | 1 | 0 | |
Total (%) | 101 | 99 | ||
N | 616 | 752 |
Notes: Fifty-eight (58) percent of small employers who most likely discover new rules/regulations in the normal course of business activity are likely to discover them from direct contacts with a regulatory agency such as inspectors, advisory letters, or fliers (Q#6bD). Forty-seven (47) percent of small employers are likely to discover new rules/regulations from direct contacts with a regulatory agency such as inspectors, advisory letters, or fliers (Q#6bD).