Selected Laws

Posts Tagged ‘Poster’

It is most likely that you have, at one point or another, glanced at a Labor Law poster; whether in your office break room, kitchen, or in various other areas which are accessible to employees.
These are poster generally three feet by two feet.
Have you ever read the actual content of these legal documents?
Have you ever speculated on the reason that every business is required to pos Labor Laws?

Below we discuss various important points about the requirements of Labor
Law postings:
1)
Let’s begin by listing the reason businesses businesses are necessary for businesses.
OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) legally requires every
business in the United States, that has employees, to post employee rights in a conspicuous place. Every state is required to post Federal
employee regulations. Additionally, individual states have their own laws, which are known as state mandated law. These laws must also be posted conspicuously for employees to know be aware of their rights. 

As a business owner or manager, you are exempt from the requirement to post employee regulations ONLY if:
A. You have no employees
B. You have only contract employees or volunteers
C. Your business is family owned.

2)
Below is a limited list of required Federal postings:
-Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law -Federal Minimum Wage as of: 2009–why not 2010? or just say “Most recent Federal Minimum Wage”
-Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
-Employee Polygraph Protection Act -Anti-Discrimination Notice.

3)
State requirements vary from state to state.
If your business
contains 10% or more Spanish (as their native language) speaking
employees and is located in the following states: AZ, CA, FL, GA, NM, NC, NY, TX, consequently, you are required to post employee regulations in
both English and Spanish languages. However, this rule does not apply
to any other languages.

4)

Did you know that The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA)
prevents employers from using lie detector tests, either for
pre-employment screening or during employment with certain exemptions? Therefore, employers may not require or request any employee to take a
lie detector test, or discriminate against an employee, or even a job
applicant who refuses to take a test, or for exercising other rights
under the Act. Once again, every employer is required to display the EPPA poster in the workplace
for their employees.

5)

Another interesting fact: an employer is not allowed to discriminate a
person because of his/her age during hiring. (Equal Employment Opportunity Law)

The importance of conspicuous display and employee accessibility to labor law posters cannot be stressed enough.
Knowing your employees’ rights and doing your due diligence as an employer is a vital component of employer-employee relations.

Comprehensive Federal and State Labor Law Posters can viewed at : www.ComplianceAssistance.us

Related Labor Law Articles

Every employer in the US, with 2 or more employees, has an obligation to display the current State and Federal Labor Law Posters.  These are designed to present important information in a clear format for employees and must be displayed where they can be easily seen by all workers, for example in a break room or near the main entrance.

While most businesses will be required to post the same posters, the specific that your company will need to display varies depending on the type of business that you run, for example a construction company may have different law requirements to a legal firm. Some of them do not need to be displayed if they do not apply to your company because, for example, you do not have the required number of employees.  Whatever the size or type of your business it is mandatory that you display all of the correct law posters that are applicable for your premises.

These law posters must be displayed in a language that can be understood by all employees. If a single employee does not write or speak English, these must be displayed in a language they do understand. They cover all aspects of employee rights. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) posters detail important health and safety information about the workplace, as well as outline the proper procedures for reporting any concerns about related work conditions. While The Department of Labor issues law posters covering content such as minimum wage, disability rights, family leave and other important legal topics for employees. 

Since the labor laws vary from state to state, in addition to Federal laws there are also unique State law posters. These outline any labor laws that are specific to your particular state and must be displayed alongside the other laws applicable to the entire U.S.

As laws are constantly being revised and changed, it is also important that you display the most recently updated laws. The latest 2010 Labor Law Posters should replace any older versions within your workplace immediately in order for you to continue to meet the mandatory compliance regulations. 

Purchasing Osha4Less’s 2010 Poster Compliance solution will mean that you will automatically be sent the latest updated laws for the remainder of 2010, so you never have to worry about being out of date with your compliance.