Archives : 2011 : October
New NLRA Poster Now Faces 6 Challenges
October 26th, 2011The challenges facing the new NLRA poster requirement (National Labor Relations Act) for private employers have now grown to 6: 3 lawsuits and 3 bills in Congress.
Two of the lawsuits attempting to block the NLRA poster requirement were filed in U.S. District Court in D.C. by NAM (National Association of Manufacturers), and by the National Right to Work Legal Defense & Educational Foundation and NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business).
These two suits have now been consolidated and will be heard Dec. 19. It is anticipated that the court will make a decision before the new Jan. 31, 2012, required posting date.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has filed a third lawsuit in U.S. District Court in South Carolina.
On the legislative side, two bills have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, and a new bill was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.
Employers will still be required to post the new NLRA poster by the effective date of Jan. 31, unless the courts or a new law block or rescind the poster requirement.
We will continue to monitor the situation closely.
Maine Updates Minimum Wage & Child Labor Posters; New ME Poster Required
October 19th, 2011The latest required changes to the Maine labor law poster are on the Child Labor poster and the Minimum Wage poster.
- Child Labor Laws: New Maine child labor law extends the hours that 16- and 17-year-olds may work when school is in session.
- Minimum Wage: Pooling of tips may be required of service workers only.
We are in the process of publishing a new Maine labor law poster with this latest change. For more information about the ME labor law poster or to learn more about our OneSystem 1-Year Compliance Plan with automatic updates, go to the Poster Compliance Center Maine state labor law poster page or call 1-800-322-3636.
Don’t Get Spooked By Compliance – No Tricks, Just Treats!
October 18th, 2011BOO! Compliance can be scary! How do you know which mandatory labor law posters you need and when they’re updated?
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New NLRA Poster Deadline Postponed Until Jan. 31
October 6th, 2011The NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) has postponed the deadline by which private employers must post the new NLRA poster (National Labor Relations Act) until Jan. 31, 2012.
According to the NLRB, only the effective date has changed, and the requirements for the poster itself will stay the same.
For more information about the new NLRA poster requirement for private employers, as well as the latest update on several legal challenges it is facing, go to our PCC Labor Law News.
We will publish an updated federal labor law poster with the new NLRA poster before the new Jan. 31 deadline. This new federal poster will be covered under our OneSystem 1-Year Compliance Plan with automatic updates.
If you have any questions or would like further information, call our PCC Customer Service Department at 1-800-322-3636.
New Mandatory NLRA Poster & Federal Contractor Exception
October 3rd, 2011Ever since the requirement for the new NLRA poster (National Labor Relations Act) for private employers was issued, there have been questions from some of our customers wondering if they must post this new poster or the similar mandatory NLRA poster for federal contractors that was issued in June 2010.
If you have been wondering about this, here is a quick overview of the 2010 federal contractor NLRA poster requirement:
- Federal contractors are businesses or organizations who have contracts with the federal government.
- The NLRA poster for federal contractors (issued by the U.S. Department of Labor) is mandatory for federal contractors or sub-contractors of federal contractors.
- Exceptions: The NLRA poster requirement for federal contractors does not apply to federal contracts under $100,000 or sub-contracts under $10,000.
Federal contractors who have been required since June 2010 to post the NLRA federal contractor poster do not need to post the new NLRA poster for private employers.
We are currently publishing a new federal labor law poster with the new NLRA poster for private employers, which must be posted by Nov. 14. This new federal poster will be covered under our OneSystem 1-Year Compliance Plan.
For more information about the federal labor law poster or the 1-Year Compliance Plan with automatic updates, go to the Poster Compliance Center federal labor law poster page or call 1-800-322-3636.
