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Theodore "Ted" Jenkins
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Federal labor laws require all employers to prominently display all mandatory federal labor law postings, along with the state-specific labor notices required by your state. Failure to do so will lead to your company’s paying fines of up to $17,000. Five federal labor law posters require compliance:
Equal Employment Opportunity—This requires employers to give equal employment opportunity to all and prevent employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. The poster Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law must be posted prominently.
Federal Minimum Wage Law—It requires employers to pay a set minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The poster must be displayed in a conspicuous place for all employees to read.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)—It requires employers to provide employees with a safe workplace.
Employee Polygraph Notice—Prevents most employers from subjecting applicants or employees to a lie detector test. Violations under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act Labor Law can attract penalties up to $10,000 against employers.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)—Requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected, leave to eligible employees. The poster must be displayed prominently for all to read.
Now, the complete Labor Law posters include the newly mandated Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) notice, which was updated December 15th, 2005, went into effect January 18, 2006.
The new requirement states “each employer shall provide to persons entitled to rights and benefits under USERRA a notice of the rights, benefits, and obligations of such person and such employers under USERRA.” It now includes National Disaster Medical System Members.
Updating the Federal Labor Law Posters
If there are any changes to the federal and state labor laws, employers are required to update all of the mandatory labor posters and post them appropriately and prominently for all their employees to read. You can arrange for free update notification form from www.postercompliance.com, www.laborlawcenter.com, or similar agencies.
You need to fill out a free update notification form with details required by them and any update is automatically informed to you. In the case of labor law center, you need to select the states for which you need to receive free update notifications, and you will receive the updates through e-mail.
Don’t forget that it is mandatory to display all of the labor law posters prominently displayed for all employees to see.
Published by Theodore "Ted" Jenkins on July 13, 2006 11:38 AM
