Wisconsin Posters

September 20th, 2006 Posted by Ashley

Hello - thank you for taking the time to learn about Wisconsin Posters. I want to provide you with some basic information about labor law and employee rights notices and how current Wisconsin Posters can help employers meet the requirements for posting this necessary information in a place where all employees can easily see and read it. I hope this brief summary will help answer some questions about this topic and help you place current Wisconsin Posters in the proper location, as defined by state and federal law.

Remember, the employer is responsible for making sure that up-to-date Wisconsin Posters are on display in an area commonly used by all employees, such as the lunchroom or break room. By having the current posters on display, the employer not only makes this information available to workers, but also is more prepared if labor law and employee rights posters are the focus of a labor inspection or audit.

Wisconsin has a rather extensive list of state requirements, some that are specific to certain business situations, and some that cover areas similar to federal law but with slightly different details. On this list are Minimum Wage, Business Closing/Mass Layoff Law, Family/Medical Leave Act, Discrimination Notice, OSHA – Health and Safety Protection, Unemployment Insurance, Child Labor, Right-to-Know, and Honesty Testing. As an example of how laws can and do change, the Minimum Wage law for the state changed, with the new rate going to $5.70 in June 2005.

This type of information would be very important to workers and managers and must be provided immediately by posting the necessary information where all employees can easily see it. In addition, the state has an honesty testing notice, which refers to situations in which an employer can ask a worker to take an honesty test and how the employee is to be treated if the test is refused. Obviously, this would be important information for all employees and current Wisconsin Posters may help get the information to employees.

On the federal list 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. Among the items on this list, the USERRA requirement is relatively new. Under this law, a reference is made to individuals wanting to serve in the military but may not want to make a career of it. The law defines under what circumstances they can return to their civilian job after their military services has ended. Therefore, now would be an excellent time for employers and workers to look at the Wisconsin Posters on display to see if any changes are necessary.

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