Food safety is a critical part of our restaurant system, but one that can be easily overlooked. It’s shocking to know that each year 30% of the U.S. population suffers from food-borne disease. If restaurants aren’t carefully handling the food that it serves, those foods can harbor and grow potentially dangerous microorganisms. According to the FDA the Read more
SAFETY IN AGRICULTURE Many people don’t realize how dangerous chemicals and pesticides that are used in agriculture can be. Even working around pesticides in a field or other outdoor area that has been sprayed with pesticides can be poisonous. The chemicals from pesticides enter your body through both your skin and clothes. Other ways pesticides enter Read more
Louisiana has just released the annual Earned Income Credit posting update. The 2013 posting provides the new income eligibility limits to claim the EIC tax credit. Income amounts have increased over last year. The revised posting identifies the separate income eligibility limits for employees (individual and married filing jointly) having one, two, or three or Read more
If you’re an employer in Washington State, then you already know it’s important to keep employees informed of their rights and responsibilities at work. All Washington employers are also required to post State workplace posters that are “in good condition” and current. By law, the fines for failure to post any of the State’s required Read more
On May 1, 2012 British Columbia’s minimum wage will increase to $10.25 per hour. The liquor server minimum wage will increase to $9.00 per hour. The May increases are part of a three-stage increase in the minimum wage announced in March, 2011. Last year, British Columbia’s minimum wage increased twice. In 2011, the minimum wage Read more
Connecticut Minimum Wage legislative passed a second round of committee votes with favorable reports on Friday. If enacted the minimum wage bill would increase the minimum wage and penalties for failure to pay the specified rate. Currently Connecticut’s minimum wage is $8.25 per hour up from $6.90 back in 2003. The proposed bill calls for Read more
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
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
