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Employers have received fair warning from theWashington Division of Labor & Industry that they must update Washington labor law posters before January 1, 2009. The agency reports that a number of companies are not in compliance. In particular, several have neglected to update their federal labor law posters since the increase on July 24, 2008.

Although the Washington minimum wage is higher than the federal minimum wage, federal law still requires that Washington employers prominently display the federal poster, as well as state posters.

The required Washington labor law posters include:   (more…)

There have been a number of changes to the New Mexico labor law posters in the past 12 months, which every employer should be aware of.

Employers must keep current New Mexico labor law posters on display, where they can be seen by all employees (and in some cases, all applicants.) Employers who fail to do so are subject to citations, fines and/or penalties.

The New Mexico labor law posters New Mexico labor law posters include:

• OSHA - Health and Safety Protection
• New Ombudsman Workers’ Compensation
• Workers’ Compensation
• Minimum Wage
• Discrimination Notice 

The new Ombudsman workers’ compensation poster provides contact information for injured workers to appeal or contest denied claims, under the law.

New Mexico employers also must display (more…)

According to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, minors under the age of 16 cannot legally be employed on a commercial fishing boat in the state. There is an exception under the law, however, for a minor working on a boat that is owned and operated by a parent.

Alaska, which traditionally has had a shortage of skilled labor in some areas, has fewer restrictions on child labor than many other states.

Recently, a fatal accident (more…)

The Alabama Department of Labor recently took the opportunity to remind employers that with school in session, new regulations apply to those who employee workers under the age of 19.

The regulations take effect on the first day of school, so the date will be slightly different in various areas.

All minors under 18 must have work permits to be legally employed. Permits are issued at all city and county Boards of Education, and at many high schools in the state. Many private schools also issue permits.

According to the Alabama Department of Labor, violations to the state child labor laws (more…)

Employers should be aware of new regulations imposed by the US Department of Labor affecting permanent labor certification applications by certain employers.

The Labor Department announced in late July that it has begun stricter control of all pending permanent labor certification applications filed by (more…)