2008 Tennessee Labor Law Posters

December 18th, 2007 Posted by Amelia

As 2008 approaches, Tennessee employers need to check their labor law posters to make sure the information is up to date.

The 2008 Tennessee labor law posters have gone through several changes and companies need to take appropriate action. As a result of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, the federal minimum wage rose for the first time in about 10 years from $5.15 per hour to $5.85 per hour. Several states raised their minimum wages at the same time.

One of the major changes during 2007 related to minimum wage. The federal minimum wage, as a result of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, went from $5.15 to $5.85 per hour. Nearly a dozen states increased their minimum wage on the same day.

During 2007, many other states, including Texas, Maine, Utah, and North Carolina established higher state minimum wages, too.

Other changes occurred to labor laws in 2007 that required companies to modernize their posters. For example, a new tough ban on smoking at work was established in Ohio. Businesses there had to post no-smoking signs at every entrance.

The 2008 Tennessee labor law posters that every employer must display are:

  • OSHA – Health and Safety Protection 
  • Unemployment Insurance 
  • Child Labor 
  • Workers’ Compensation Notice 
  • Discrimination Notice

In addition, under federal law, every Tennessee employer must display the following posters that cover U.S. labor law:

  • Federal Minimum Wage 
  • Employee Polygraph Protection Act 
  • USERRA – Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
  • Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law 
  • Family and Medical Leave Act 
  • OSHA-Job Safety & Health Protection

A number of states across the country enacted an increase to their state minimum wage during 2007. Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota and New Hampshire are among them.

Minimum wage wasn’t the only law that changed during 2007. Two states established new no-smoking bans.

Illinois’s new law banned smoking in almost every work environment, including casinos, restaurants and bars. In Ohio, a tough new ban on smoking at work was also enacted. Businesses were then required to post new no-smoking signs at all entrances.

All of the changes that occurred during 2007, and those slated to occur in 2008 will require employers to update their labor law posters. If the posters are not updated, the employer could be fined.

More than a dozen states will increase their minimum wages on January 1, 2008. These include Delaware, Oregon, Washington, California, Florida, Iowa, New Mexico, Massachusetts, Vermont, Colorado, Arizona, Missouri, Montana and Ohio. The lowest rate to be increased is in Montana, where the state minimum wage will increase from $6.15 per hour to $6.26. In Missouri and New Mexico, the state rate will go to $6.50.

Another increase will occur on July 24, 2008, raising the federal minimum wage from $5.85 to $6.55 per hour. Again, the states that tie their minimum wage to the federal rate will bump their state minimum wages, too.

Both state and federal law require that every employer prominently display the posters in an area where they can be seen by every employee. Popular locations are a bulletin board, near the time clock or in the break room.

The most common reason for employers to update posters includes statute changes, especially to minimum wage laws. In just the past few months, employers in New Hampshire, Nevada and Maine have updated their labor law posters as the state minimum wages changed. The most recent increase was on October 1, 2007 when the New Hampshire minimum wage increased to $6.50 per hour.

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Tennessee FMLA Poster

May 30th, 2007 Posted by Amelia

The Tennessee FMLA was designed to cover a number of serious situations and conditions.

What are some of those conditions?

  • The serious medical for a member of your immediate family.
  • Your own serious illness.
  • The birth of a child.
  • Adoption, or bringing a foster child into the home.

Employers and employees each have obligations to fulfill under the law. Employers must notify a worker immediately in written form about the leave status and telling him or her what must be done to insure the position is still there upon return to the workplace. Employees must do their share by following through on the instructions from the employer.

The Tennessee FMLA law is there to allow us to shift our concentration from workplace to hearth in such circumstances. They are the kinds of circumstances we think about at this time of year, as Mother’s Day passes and Father’s Day is not too far away.

There is also the all-important issue of medical coverage through payroll deductions. Because the employee is on unpaid leave, the deduction must come from somewhere. The employer will pay the premiums and they will become an advance against future pay. When the employee returns to work, the deductions made during leave time will be taken out of those paychecks. It is an important matter with legal implications, and both workers and employers are both urged to sign a written document.

There are steps you and your employer must take in the process. The employer must notify you about your status, and that notification must be in writing. You, in turn, must follow the instructions the employer outlines in order to maintain your job status in good standing.

Tennessee is one of those states that abide by the federal FMLA program. Some states have chosen to create their own, somewhat different, versions of the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Workplaces should display the Tennessee FMLA poster outlining the program’s basics.

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Tennessee And Federal Labor Law Poster

September 19th, 2006 Posted by Mark

Yes, we’re back to our alphabetical list of important states when it comes to workers and employment law posters. I’ve thrown a dart at my alphabetical board, and it’s landed at T. That means the Tennessee And Federal Labor Law Poster is next up for discussion. Just kidding. I didn’t throw a dart.

I want to cover the Tennessee And Federal Labor Law Poster again because we may have Tennessee employers out there who weren’t lucky enough to happen to catch my last blog on the Tennessee And Federal Labor Law Poster. Or there could be Tennessee employers who are so good about following the laws that they want a refresher on the Tennessee And Federal Labor Law Poster.

Either way, let’s dig in. As we’ve seen in many other states that we’ve looked at, the posters for the state of Tennessee also include six federal postings, which are mandatory in all Tennessee And Federal Labor Law Poster on top of the state posting (which will discuss in a second).

Those six federal postings include the USERRA postings, which covers employees who have to serve active duty in the armed forces; the Equal Employment Opportunity posting, which prohibits discrimination of all sorts at the workplace; the minimum wage posting for the federal government, which covers wage rules from the Fair Labor Standards Act; the polygraph protection posting, which prohibits employers from doing lie detector tests on their employees in certain circumstances; the OSHA posting, which covers the federal rules on work site safety and employee health; and last but not least, the Family and Medical Leave Act, for when employees need time off because of health or personal issues.

The Tennessee And Federal Labor Law Poster also contain five state postings, including the state OSHA posting, the child labor posting, the workers’ compensation notice, unemployment insurance posting, and the discrimination notice.

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Mandatory Employment Labor Law Posting Requirements for Tennessee (TN) Businesses

September 13th, 2006 Posted by Lindsay

The state of Tennessee has a law that requires employers to post notices about the various labor laws in the state. Called the Tennessee ( TN ) Employment Labor Posters, the purpose of using them is to keep employees in the know about the labor laws and the changes to them. The law says that these notices must be posted in a place that employees will see it, like a lunch room or break room, or even a well-visited meeting room. Even though most people have seen these posters around through all of their working life, I thought it was worth mentioning because they may have forgotten about the existence of the posters.

Tennessee’s Employment Labor Posters include OSHA – Health and Safety Protection, Unemployment Insurance, Child Labor, Workers’ Compensation Notice, and the Discrimination Notice. Those are the laws that must be posted as I mentioned. Employers who do not post the laws or who are missing part of the posters can be issued a citation.

In addition to the Tennessee Employment Labor Posters, the Federal government has several posting requirements. These include the following posters: 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.

If you’re a Tennessee employer, it is totally up to you to provide your workplace with the latest posters. You have to have the most updated ones so that you are in compliance with state and Federal law. Changes in the law happen often, and you’ve got to keep yourself informed so that you can update your labor law posters. If you’re still using 2005 posters, it may be time for a change. Check back to our website often, and we will inform you of changes as they occur.

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State Labor Law Compliance Requirements for the State of Tennessee (TN)

September 13th, 2006 Posted by Derrick

Hello. I’d like to take a few minutes today and briefly tell you about the labor law posters for Tennessee. These posters are required to be displayed in workplaces throughout Tennessee. They inform workers about their rights and other protections under both federal and state law. The labor law posters for Tennessee need to be updated whenever the law they explain changes or is updated. However, there hasn’t been an update to any of the state laws since August of 2005. Still, employers need to be aware in case there is a change in the future.

There are five required state postings for the labor law posters for Tennessee. The required postings are: TOSHA Safety and Health Poster, TN Unemployment Insurance Poster, Workers’ Compensation Posting Notice, TN Child Labor Poster, and the Discrimination in Employment poster. Obviously the required federal postings are the same for the labor law posters for Tennessee as the rest of the states in the United States.

There are also laws regarding where the labor law posters for Tennessee must be posted in the workplace. So that all employees can see the posters, the posters must be displayed in an area where all employees are known to gather. If the business where the labor law posters for Tennessee is particularly large, it may be necessary to display the posters in more than one post in the workplace.

It’s the employer’s job to make sure all the laws are followed when it comes to the labor law posters for Tennessee. Employees should make sure that they know where the posters are located and what the posters read. Employees must know about what laws are in existence to protect them. Otherwise, what good are the labor law posters for Tennessee? If an employee feels the law has been broken, he/she should file a complaint. It’s against the law for the employer to retaliate against any worker who files such a complaint.

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