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I know there are many employers who are already aware that in the state of West Virginia, there are several employment labor posters that are required by law. Nonetheless, I will just go over them here briefly, then we can discuss some important changes that have been made to the laws, that subsequently affect the West Virginia (WV) Employment Labor Posters. The posters that are required to be placed in your work environment in a visible spot are: the Workers’ Compensation Notice, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Payment and Collection Act, Discrimination Notice, and the Minimum Wage Law.

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 Law, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and

USERRA - Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act.

Now, as I mentioned there have been some important changes. The first one affects the minimum wage rate, and that just happened in July 2006 so if you haven’t updated your poster you need to do it now. The new minimum wage rate in West Virginia went up to $5.85 per hour. It will increase again in 2007 and yet again in 2008, so be sure you stay compliant by keeping your business place information up to date.

The second poster that changed was also in July 2006, and that is the Unemployment insurance poster. There have been some new wage “classes” added.

The other poster that has changed this year is the Worker’s Compensation notice. BrickStreet is the worker’s comp insurance carrier for all employers in the state of West Virginia, so that needs to be reflected in your updated West Virginia (WV) Employment Labor Posters.

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