Category : OSHA Poster
Iowa Job Safety and Health, Minimum Wage Posters Updated
February 26th, 2009The Iowa Job Safety and Health poster has been rewritten with new information for both employers and employees, while the state’s Minimum Wage poster has been updated with specific dollar amounts for certain types of employment
The mandatory Job Safety and Health poster issued by Iowa Workforce Development now states that employees have the right to copies of their medical records or records of their exposure to toxic and harmful substances and conditions.
In addition, the revised Iowa labor law poster states that employers must post any OSHA citations for at least three working days and must certify that hazards specified on an OSHA citation have been reduced or eliminated.
A new phone number for reporting workplace fatalities and catastrophes has been added to the poster.
The updated poster also states that employers may obtain free assistance from Iowa OSHA Consultation in identifying and correcting hazards or for complying with standards, without citation or penalty, by contacting the Iowa Division of Labor.
All specific information from the previous Safety and Health poster about penalties for violations, including dollar amounts, has been deleted. Contact information for both the Iowa Division of Labor Services and the U.S. Department of Labor has been changed on the revised poster.
The updated Minimum Wage poster now states that employers may pay an initial employment rate of $6.35 per hour for the first 90 calendar days of employment. The previous poster said only “less than the minimum wage” for this period and did not give a dollar amount.
The state labor law poster has also been revised to state that the employer’s share for tipped employees must be at least $4.35 per hour instead of the percentage rate (40 percent of the applicable minimum wage) that was on the previous poster.
Expanded Notification Requirements Included in Revised Washington Labor Law Poster
August 21st, 2008A revised mandatory Washington labor law poster, Job Safety and Health Protection, includes a new requirement that employer report any fatality, probable fatality or incident that results in one or more workers being hospitalized.
That report must be made to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries Division of Occupational Safety and Health within eight hours of any fatality or incident that results in an employee being hospitalized.
The previous Job Safety and Health Protection notice stated that employers were required to report fatalities or incidents that resulted in two or more workers being hospitalized.
A Labor & Industries website has also been added to the notice for anyone needing more information about the department.
The new Washington labor law poster is available now at Poster Compliance Center, www.postercompliance.com.
Minimum Wage, Family Leave, OSHA Revised for Oregon Labor Law Poster
January 18th, 2008Revised labor law posters that include a new Oregon minimum wage, changes in the way family leave is granted and a new time period for employees to file a complaint with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have been issued in Oregon.
The Oregon labor law poster includes a minimum wage increase in the lowest wage that can be paid in the state from $7.80 per hour to $7.95 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2008. The Oregon minimum wage is adjusted for inflation every January 1.
The Oregon Family Leave Act poster has been revised to include “grandparent” and “grandchild” on a list of family members that employees may care for under “serious health care leave”.
In addition, the Oregon labor law poster has added a disclaimer stating that an employee unable to work due to a compensable Workers Compensation injury is no longer eligible for serious health care leave.
Although family leave is unpaid, employees are entitled to use any accrued sick or other paid leave under the program, in addition to any accrued paid vacation leave listed on the previous notice.
The Oregon OSHA poster has changed the time period to 30 days for filing a complaint with federal OSHA of discrimination by an employer for making safety and health complaints. The previous OSHA poster stated that employees could file such a complaint with either the Oregon Bureau of Labor or federal OSHA within 90 days.
