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Folks, the state of Utah only requires three Utah (UT) Employment Labor Posters to be placed in every business. These are OSHA - Health and Safety Protection, Unemployment Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation.

There are also Federal labor law posters that are required to be placed in view of all employees. They are:

Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law

OSHA - Job Safety and Health Protection

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Federal Minimum Wage

Family and Medical Leave Act

USERRA - Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act

If you’re an employee, you should look at these posters on a regular basis. The laws do change, and every time they change the employer is required to replace the related poster with the updated version. As an employee, you owe it to yourself to read and understand the laws that are on the posters. After all, you can’t take action if you aren’t even clear about the contents of the posters. When you read them, you will see that they inform you about safety regulations as well as your rights under the law. They tell you which office handles each law or act and whom you should call if you have a question or a concern.

I know it seems like a lot to take in, but the posters should be someplace that you can see them and refer to them often. By re-reading them, you will educate yourself so that if you have a concern, or even if a coworker does, you will be able to address it correctly and easily.

If your employer doesn’t have the posters displayed that I’ve listed above, or if some of them are out of date, covered up, or torn, you should bring it to their attention. Many employers do not realize that, by not displaying the posters, they are violating the law and could be subject to a citation or a fine.

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