Poster Compliance Center Advises U.S. Employers of Multiple State Labor Law Poster Changes

States Change OSHA, Workers Compensation, Minimum Wage Posters

Mar. 4, 2010 - Although it seems the year has barely begun, several state labor law posters have already changed, including OSHA posters for Iowa, Nevada and Wyoming.

All three of these state OSHA posters changed the contact information for making complaints to the U.S. Department of Labor/ OSHA regarding the state administration of the state OSHA plan.

Other recent changes include:

• The Missouri Workers Compensation poster has been extensively updated with new information about steps to take in case of an injury, fraud and non-compliance and survivor benefits.

• The revised Louisiana Earned Income Credit poster includes new income limits for 2010, while the Maryland Wage and Hour Fact Sheet has had changes regarding employers who are exempt from overtime provisions.

• The Wisconsin Family Leave poster, required for employers with 50 or more employees, has added a category of individuals for whom employees may take family leave.

In addition to these changes, Colorado, Oregon and Arizona updated their Minimum Wage posters effective January 1. Because of a decrease in the Consumer Price Index last year, Colorado actually decreased its minimum wage while Oregon and Arizona maintained the 2009 minimum wage.

These are just a few examples of changes in state and federal labor law poster requirements that are continuously reviewed by the professional Poster Compliance Center Research Department. Revisions can happen at any time because of new laws, changes in the law or court decisions.

Our Research Department also investigates whether poster changes are mandatory or not, and we only notify employers about required poster changes. Businesses can also sign up for the Free Labor Law Poster Update Notification service on our website.

Poster Compliance Center's mission is to make it easy for employers to comply with the poster requirements of the labor laws administered by numerous state and federal agencies. We do this by providing employers with reliable compliance services--not just poster sets.