Free Child Labor Law Poster

September 14th, 2006 Posted by Mark

A Free Child Labor Law Poster is a tricky subject for a state employer. That’s because not all states require a child labor poster, and those that do have different posters on the topic. Plus, some of the child labor law in the United States is covered under federal statute. So what is an employer to do? Trust any Free Child Labor Law Poster that comes his or her way?

There, my friend. I think you are starting to understand the points I was trying to make earlier about the dangers of using free posters without checking into them first. The Free Child Labor Law Poster illustrates this point perfectly, because in many cases, you could be getting your hands on a Free Child Labor Law Poster that you don’t even need, aren’t required to use, or worse, is misrepresenting your employees’ rights and your responsibilities.

Take the Ohio child labor posting. It goes into details specific to the state of Ohio about what age employees are OK to hire, and how long an employer can work them for in a given week. For instance, the Ohio minor labor laws tells employers that they must have a working permit on hand from every employee aged 14 to 17 working at their premises.

Does your Free Child Labor Law Poster from Ohio say this? I’ll go on. The Ohio child labor posting also goes into the detail about how employers should pay this minor. It says that no employer can hire a minor without first agreeing to a rate of payment for their work, whether it’s a hourly, daily, or weekly payment. And oh yeah, your Free Child Labor Law Poster from Ohio should also mention how every minor is allowed a half-hour of rest for every five hours of work that he or she puts in.

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Labor Law Compliance Poster Requirements for Ohio Employers

September 11th, 2006 Posted by Hannah

Employers in Ohio, as in all states, have certain requirements when is comes to posting labor and employment law information – like that information found on the Ohio posters.  These posters must have information on state laws such as unemployment insurance, the Rebuttable Insurance Notice, workers’ compensation, Public Employee Risk Reduction, minimum wage, minor labor laws and discrimination.  The posters must also include information on federal laws: 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 and Health Protection.

The Ohio posters must be placed in a visible spot within an area where all employees have access.  Possible areas might be an employee work room, break room or mail room.  Anywhere employees tend to gather or visit on a regular basis would work.  Additionally, employers also need to make sure the information they have posted is also up-to-date.  This is especially important because labor laws tend to change frequently, sometimes even yearly.

The primary purpose of the posting requirements for the Ohio posters is to benefit the employee who might not otherwise have access to this pertinent information.  The posters allow Ohio employees the opportunity to know and understand their labor rights and responsibilities.  The laws outlined on the posters also often include information on the complaint process should the need arise to file a grievance against an employer (including the appropriate state and federal agencies set up to handle complaints for each specific law). 

Ohio posters also benefit employers, however.  They can use the posters to help them understand exactly what they need to do to uphold the laws that apply to them and their employees as well as use the information on the posters as a reference when they have specific questions about which laws apply to them and their employees.

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