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All In One Labor Posters

September 16th, 2006 Posted by Emily

Some of the statutes and regulations enforced by agencies within the Department of Labor require that posters or notices be posted in the workplace. There are so many of these posters and so many different fines for not following the mandates, that it may be easier to post All In One labor posters.

Here is a list of US Department of Labor Workplace Poster Requirements for small businesses and other employees:

1. Job Safety and Health Protection Act – You must post this is you are a private employee engaged in a business affecting commerce. Employers in states operating OSHA-approved state plans should obtain and post the state’s equivalent poster. Any covered employer failing to post the poster may be subject to citation and penalty.

2. Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law - Post copies of the poster in conspicuous places available to employees, applicants for employment, and representatives of labor organizations with which there is a collective bargaining agreement. Also, non construction contractors or subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract of $50,000 or more should develop an equal opportunity policy as part of an affirmative action plan and post the policy on company bulletin boards.

3. Federal Minimum Wage - Every private, federal, state and local government employer employing any employee subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must post this poster. Any employer of employees to whom sec. 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act does not apply may alter or modify the poster legibly to show that the overtime provisions do not apply.

4. Notice to Workers With Disabilities Paid at Special Minimum Wages - Where an employer finds it inappropriate to post such a notice, the employee may provide the poster directly to all employees subject to its terms.

5. Your Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act - Willful refusal to post this poster may result in a civil money penalty by the Wage and Hour Division not to exceed $100 for each separate offense. Where an employer’s workforce is not proficient in English, the employer must provide the notice in the language the employee speaks. The poster must be posted prominently where it can be readily seen by employees and applicants for employment.

6. Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act - The full text of the notice must be provided by each employer to persons entitled to rights and benefits under USERRA. Employers may provide the notice by posting it where employee notices are customarily placed. However, employers are free to provide the notice in other ways that will minimize costs while ensuring that the full text of the notice is provided (e.g., by handing or mailing out the notice, or distributing the notice via electronic mail).

7. Notice: Employee Polygraph Protection Act - The Secretary of Labor can bring court actions and assess civil penalties for failing to post. The Act extends to all employees of covered employers. The poster must be displayed where it can be readily observed by employees and applicants for employment.

Then there are notices that are dependent upon your particular business. As you can see, getting All In One Labor Posters may be the easiest way to be sure you are following the law.