Labor Law Updates

Keeping you current on the ever changing labor laws

The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) are planning open forums statewide during the month of April to begin discussions about current issues in the California Workers’ Compensation system. Improvements in the system are needed to get injured workers back to work and to remove the imbalance of Read more

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has released an updated 2012 Minimum Wage Poster. Every employer subject to the Missouri minimum wage provisions must keep the Minimum Wage labor law notice posted in conspicuous and accessible places in the workplace where employees can easily view it. Although the minimum wage rate is unchanged, Read more

Compliance Poster Company alerts employers and employees of dangers associated with confined spaces in work sites across the state. The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has launched a statewide Confined Space Special Emphasis Initiative in an effort to focus attention on the subject.  As noted by the Department Read more

Compliance Poster Company’s Louisiana State & Federal All-On-One Labor Law posters feature two new Louisiana state-mandated postings: 2012 Earned Income Credit The 2012 Earned Income Credit (EIC) posting identifies the new EIC income eligibility increases for 2012. The posting lists the income eligibility levels for employees with no qualifying children, and for employees with one, Read more

During Hawaii’s last legislative session, several new laws were passed that expand worker protections. Hawaii has updated required labor law posters to reflect the changes in the law. The updated postings are: Laws Prohibiting Employment Discrimination, and Notice to Dislocated Workers. The Employment Discrimination posting was revised to include the new classes and categories protected Read more

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