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New York Employers Must Post New Correction Law Poster
November 14th, 2008New York employers must display a new poster relating to the employment and licensing of persons with prior criminal convictions under a law that goes into effect on Feb. 1, 2009.
The New York Corrections Law prohibits unfair discrimination against persons who have been convicted of one or more criminal offenses. It also outlines a number of factors to be considered by an employer concerning an employee’s previous criminal conviction.
Those factors include whether there is a direct relationship between one or more of an employee’s previous criminal offenses and the specific license or employment sought by an individual.
Another mitigating factor is whether the issuance or continuation of the license or the granting or continuation of a previously convicted criminal’s employment would involve “an unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the general public.”
Child Labor Law Poster for Pennsylvania Updated
November 14th, 2008New information about the availability of aids and services for individuals with disabilities has been added to the Pennsylvania Child Labor Law poster.
The revised poster, required for employers who hire minors, also states that the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program.
Toll free numbers for two of the Department’s Bureau of Labor Law Compliance offices have also been added to the poster. One office address has been changed from the previous poster.
FEDERAL LABOR LAW POSTER REMINDER
November 6th, 2008Lafayette, CA — Is your federal labor law poster up to date? If your federal poster does not include two recent changes, you will need to update it.
These changes include the new federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour effective July 24, 2008, and the federal “Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law” (EEO poster), which was updated as of August 2008.
Required for all employers of 15 or more, the revised EEO poster includes new information about religious discrimination, and expanded definitions of equal pay for equal work and discrimination on the basis of sex.
For a limited time, if you need to update your federal poster you can sign up for a new Email Update Notification account at www.postercompliance.com/freeupdate and Poster Compliance Center will give you a free federal labor law poster!
In addition, the Department of Labor has confirmed that an updated federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster will be issued after regulations are finalized incorporating new amendments to the FMLA passed earlier this year by Congress. Once you are signed up for the Update Notification program, you will be notified as soon as the updated FMLA poster is available.
You can now choose environmentally friendly posters, thanks to the Go Green labor law posters from Poster Compliance Center. These are printed on recycled sturdy paper stock using soy based inks without lamination.
Poster Compliance Center will even plant a tree through American Forests if you purchase a Go Green 1-Year Compliance Protection Plan.
Go to www.postercompliance.com to order an all-on-one state or federal poster or subscribe to Poster Compliance Center’s 1-Year Compliance Protection Plan for worry free compliance, with unlimited updates sent automatically whenever laws change.
New Payment Options Added to Michigan Employment Security Act Poster
November 4th, 2008An updated Michigan Employment Security Act poster has new options for receiving unemployment benefits that include a debit card or direct deposit payment into a recipient’s checking or savings account.
In addition, the mandatory poster issued by the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth now states that workers must be both qualified and eligible to receive unemployment benefits.
The previous poster said only that workers must be qualified for unemployment benefits.
To be qualified for benefits, an employee must make a certain amount of wages during a base period. To be eligible for benefits, a worker must be unemployed and able to, available for and actively seeking work.
The revised poster also includes new information about assistance that is available for individuals with disabilities.
New Minimum Wage Included in Updated Florida Labor Law Poster
November 4th, 2008An updated Florida labor law poster includes an increase in the state’s minimum wage from $6.79 per hour to $7.21 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2009 through July 23, 2009.
Florida’s minimum wage is recalculated each year based on the Consumer Price Index. On July 24, 2009, the new federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour will replace Florida’s minimum wage.
The mandatory labor law poster also includes an increase in the minimum wage for tipped employees from $3.77 per hour to $4.19 per hour, in addition to tips. Florida’s minimum wage for 2008 has been removed from the revised poster.
The changes in minimum wage rates for Florida employees were also made to the Spanish section of the poster.
New Minimum Wage Rates Included in Revised Connecticut Labor Law Poster
November 4th, 2008A revised labor law poster issued by the Connecticut Department of Labor includes an increase in the state’s minimum wage from $7.65 per hour to $8 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2009.
The mandatory poster also includes a second increase in the Connecticut minimum wage to $8.25 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2010. The minimum wage increases are the result of a new state law passed earlier this year.
Previous minimum wage rates for 2003 through 2006 have been removed from the Wage & Workplace Standards Division poster. The current minimum wage rate (effective Jan. 1, 2007) remains on the poster.
Also added to the poster are the new gratuity allowances for waitpersons and bartenders, effective Jan. 1, 2009. The gratuity allowance for waitpersons is 31 percent and 11 percent for bartenders.
In the “Gratuities” section of the poster, information has been added stating that gratuity allowances for employees in industries other than hotel and restaurant shall not exceed 35 cents per hour.
