Worksite Posting Requirements

Business Survival Tip
Episode 31
By Carl Kleimann
Fenruary 24, 2010

Full Interview transcript

Carl: Hello business owners this is Carl Kleimann from Odyssey OneSource with another Business Survival Tip. Did you know that as an employer, you are required to post a variety of federal and state labor law notices in an area where your employees can readily observe them? These notices are typically in the form of posters that are displayed in a break-room or employee lounge. They are designed to inform employees of their rights and duties under various state and federal labor laws. Failure to comply could subject you to fines and penalties or even worse, could jeopardize your defense in the event of an alleged violation of one of these laws.

The posting requirements are in two categories; federal and state. Among the required federal postings, employees are to be informed of their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act, OSHA, Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, Employee Polygraph Protection Act, and Family & Medical Leave Act. At the state level, postings typically address payday law, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, and child labor law. This varies by state.

So you ask, what am I required to post? The easiest answer that I can give you is to visit www.laborlawposter.com. There, you can determine which posters that you need and order them on-line. For less than $40, you can put this concern behind you. The federal poster is even available in electronic format for free.

As employment regulations go, these are simple and very inexpensive to comply with. Don't let $40 and 10 minutes of your time jeopardize your defense against future employment claims.

I am Carl Kleimann and this has been another Business Survival Tip by Odyssey OneSource, ranked as the number one Professional Employer Organization three years running by the Black Book of Outsourcing.
For more information on this and other issues affecting employers, please visit odysseyonesource.com.