Alaska Posters

September 12th, 2006 Posted by Ashley

As you may know, employers are required by law to have Alaska posters in the lunchroom, break room or a similar area where employees gather or meet on a regular basis, so that workers will understand their labor rights.  I want to give you some basic information about Alaska posters, providing the guidelines on when and where they should be displayed.

Alaska posters may be one of the items checked in a labor inspection.  Therefore, it is certainly in the interest of the employer to keep the information current.  In addition to the employer staying within state and federal guidelines, having the Alaska posters in a prominent place keeps employees advised of rights associated with employment.  Employers should understand that it is their responsibility to make sure the posters can be easily seen.  Not only that, but the employer is responsible for keeping posters current, since laws can and do change.  New information can be provided to employees by using the various Alaska posters. 

Okay, so what posters required?  The required Alaska posters list includes Minimum Wage, OSHA - Health and Safety Protection, Unemployment Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Sexual Harassment, Emergency Information and Child Labor.  To meet federal requirements, the necessary posters are Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law, Federal Minimum Wage, Employee Polygraph Protection Act, OSHA-Job Safety & Health Protection, Family and Medical Leave Act and USERRA - Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. 

The USERRA poster requirement is new. This poster gives veterans and their employers the law pertaining to discrimination against armed services, National Guard, and reserve members.  This act, which became law in February 2005, ensures that members of the armed services can reclaim their civilian job after they are absent for military service.  Of course, this new requirement can be very important, making the USERRA information a key part of the Alaska posters displayed. 

A business may have more than one way to get this information to employees and their supervisors, but having current Alaska posters in the right location is essential.  It might be just the right time for the business and its workers to look at the Alaska posters at the job site to see if any information has changed or needs to be changed.  Laws applying to job safety, child labor and other areas may change and it is necessary for employers to provide the most current information.

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