January 2012

Earlier today US DOL issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement and interpret new statutory amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that expand military family leave provisions and incorporate a special eligibility provision for airline flight crew employees. The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave Read more

It has come to our attention that some labor law poster companies engage in fraudulent poster selling tactics. Sometimes a company recruits a traveling door-to-door salesmen to sell state and federal labor law posters for businesses. Their tactics often involve high pressure sales to business owners, and insist their “authorized” workplace posters must be purchased in order to become compliant Read more

Compliance Poster Company reminds employers covered by OSHA’s record-keeping rule to prepare and post the OSHA 300A “Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses” by February 1. The OSHA 300A Summary must be posted from February 1 through April 30 at all covered establishments in visible locations where notices are customarily posted so that employees are Read more

Compliance Poster Company’s updated Oregon All-On-One Labor Law Poster features Oregon’s three newly released labor law posters: 2012 Minimum Wage, 2012 Agricultural Employees Minimum Wage, and 2012 Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA). The updated minimum wage postings inform employees of the new 2012 minimum wage rate of $8.80 per hour and the 2012 effective dates. Read more

Don’t delay all California employers must provide each employee at the time of hire with a written notice that contains specified information such as rate(s) of pay, designated pay day, the employer’s intent to claim allowances (meal or lodging) as part of the minimum wage, and the basis of wage payment (hourly, shift, day, week, Read more