November 2011

Compliance Poster Company wants to wish you and your loved ones a very happy Thanksgiving. Whether the day finds you hard at work or taking time off to spend time with friends and family, we would like to extend our special thanks to you, our valued business partners. We will be here to answer your Read more

Illinois recently passed a workers’ compensation bill that makes several changes to the state workers’ compensation system. One important change involves employees’ medical provider choices in the event of injury. Under the old law, an injured worker was entitled to two choices of medical providers. Under the new law, if an employer has a preferred Read more

Vermont Department of Labor has announced an increase in the minimum wage for 2012. The state has also released its updated Minimum Wage Notice. Effective January 1, 2012, the minimum wage rate will increase 31 cents to $8.46 per hour. For tipped employees, the basic wage rate will increase 15 cents to $4.10 per hour Read more

New Jersey has adopted new rules that require employers to conspicuously post a new notice of the employer’s obligation to maintain and report certain employment-related records. The new notice is called, “Employer Obligation to Maintain and Report Records”. What is Covered The following laws are covered on the new recordkeeping rules notice: Wage Payment Law Read more

California has ended their 2011 legislative session. Governor Jerry Brown has signed many bills into law that may impact California employers in 2012 and beyond. These enacted bills vary in content and scope. Listed below are some important highlights and how they may affect employers. Gender Identity and Expression and Discrimination Based on Genetic Information: Read more

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has proposed an increase in the minimum wage rate going into effect January 1, 2012. The proposal increases the minimum wage rate 28 cents to $7.64 per hour, and $4.62 per hour for tipped employees. The state’s Minimum Wage labor law poster is updated each year. The notice provides Read more

Starting January 1, 2012, Oregon’s minimum wage rate will increase 30 cents to $8.80 per hour. Employers may not use the tips of tipped employees as credit toward the minimum wage rate. The state’s Minimum Wage labor law posters are updated each year. These notices provide a summary of Oregon’s laws relating to minimum wage, Read more

The New Year is just around the corner.  Compliance Poster Company has all of your company’s labor law compliance products, as well as, 2012 calendars to get your office organized.  Have you purchased your 2012 calendars from us yet?  If not let us remind you that we have several options to choose from: 74108 Calendar Read more