2008 California Labor Law Posters

December 24th, 2007 Posted by Amelia

With all the changes in labor law in the past year, it’s vital that employers update their 2008 California labor law posters.

Employers who fail to display posters face penalties and hefty fines.

There are a number of changes to the 2008 California labor law posters. Every employer is required by law to display these posters in a prominent position, where they can be seen by employees and applicants alike. Popular choices are the break room, near the time clock or in a back hallway.

It is especially important that employers display the updated 2008 California labor law posters, since the state minimum wage is due to increase on January 1, 2008. On that day, the state rate will increase by 50 cents from $7.50 to $8.00 per hour. This increase will put the California rate on a par with the minimum wage in Massachusetts, tied for second-highest in the nation. The minimum wage in Washington will remain the highest in the nation, at $8.07 for 2008.

For 2008, the California labor law posters are:

  • Discrimination Notice 
  • Minimum Wage 
  • Family Rights Act Notice A & B 
  • Unemployment Insurance 
  • OSHA - Health and Safety Protection 
  • Access to Medical and Exposure Records 
  • State Disability Insurance 
  • Workers’ Compensation 
  • Payday Notice 
  • Time Off to Voting Notice 
  • Emergency Phone Number 
  • Whistle Blower Protection Act 
  • Smoking Policy 
  • EDD UI,SDI,PFL Notice

These posters must be displayed by every employer in the state.

In addition, federal law mandates a number of posters having to do with labor laws on the national level. These include:

  • 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 
  • OSHA-Job Safety & Health Protection

The labor laws covered by labor law posters vary widely from state to state within the country. Overtime laws and the minimum wage rates for tipped employees are two areas of labor law that vary widely from one state to another.

Some states have no overtime laws of their own, and are covered by the federal law. Others have passed laws mirroring or extending the federal laws.

Federal law requires workers be paid an overtime rate of 1.5 times their normal hourly wage for any hour over 40. Florida, Georgia, Arizona, Delaware, and Idaho have no overtime laws. Federal law is operable.

Nebraska mirrors the 40-hour federal rule, but extends it to all businesses with 4 or more workers. Others mirroring the 40-hour guide are Massachusetts, Michigan, and Illinois.

Overtime does not kick in until after 46 hours in Kansas, or 48 hours in Minnesota.

In Kentucky, workers get overtime after 40 hours and on the 7th consecutive workday regardless of the number of hours put in on that day. Colorado employees receive overtime after a 40-hour week or a 12-hour day.

California workers can get overtime for more than 8 hours in a day, 40 hours in a week, or the 7th day of 7 consecutive days.

The federal rate for tipped employees is $2.13 an hour. Kentucky, Nebraska, and Indiana follow that rate. Kansas is only $1.59. Massachusetts is $2.63 and Michigan is $2.65. Wisconsin is at $2.33 and North Carolina at $2.43. Connecticut hotel and restaurant workers get overtime on the 7th consecutive workday.

Tipped workers get the normal minimum wage in Washington State - $8.07 per hour on January 1. In Hawaii, tipped workers get $7 an hour compared to the normal rate of $7.25. Colorado’s rate for tipped workers is going to $4.02 in 2008.

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