Texas Posters

September 20th, 2006 Posted by Ashley

Hello - I hope the following brief summary will be of some help in answering questions you may have on labor law and employee rights and how current Texas Posters can help the employer stay within the guidelines for state and federal laws, helping the employee get the information they need. Both state and federal laws require that the employer clearly display information about these important areas and current Texas Posters are a good way to pass this information on to workers.

Let me remind you that it is the employer’s responsibility to make sure that the most up-to-date Texas Posters are displayed in an area where employees commonly gather or meet, such as a break room, lunchroom, or other similar area. By having the posters prominently displayed, the employer not only provides the required information to workers but also is prepared if the Texas Posters happen to be the focus of a labor inspection.

Texas has a number of state posting requirements, including Child Labor, Workers’ Compensation Notice Part 1, Workers’ Compensation Notice Part 2, Workers’ Compensation TWCC #5, Payday Notice, Unemployment Insurance, and Fair Employment Notice. It is important to remember that laws change. Therefore, some regulations apply to specific situations that are important to employees.

Getting this information to workers is required by law and Texas Posters can help. For example, Part 1 of the Workers’ Compensation notice refers to specific chapters in the state code that describe what activities are covered. Part 2 is about specific area requirements for workers’ compensation. There are important differences between the two laws and the two notices, so employees would need to be informed, and using current Texas Posters is a good way to provide the notices to employees.

Included in the federal list of posting requirements are USERRA – Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law, Federal Minimum Wage, Employee Polygraph Protection Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and OSHA – Job Safety & Health Protection. The USERRA requirement refers to those who want to serve in the military but do not make a career of it.

If a worker chooses to serve in the armed forces, reserves or National Guard, the USERRA explains under what circumstances the worker may return to claim the original civilian job. Employees would certainly need to know their rights under this law and having the current Texas Posters could help employers get this information to employees. I recommend you take this time to check the Texas Posters on display at the workplace to see if they are up to date. A company may have several ways to get information about labor laws and rights to employees, and current Texas Posters is a good method of accomplishing this.

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