Wisconsin Labor Law Poster

Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Leave Act, Advance Notice Required When Employers Decide to Cease Providing a Health Care Benefits Plan, Fair Employment Law, Family and Medical Leave Act, Employee Rights under Wisconsin’s Business Closing/Mass Layoff Notification Law, Wisconsin Minimum Wage Rates, Hours and Times of Day Minors May Work in Wisconsin (June 2020)

Touchtone numbers have been removed from the notices. New Publication Date of 06/20.

*This is not a mandatory notice but has been included on the Wisconsin Labor Law Poster. 

Wisconsin Labor Law Posting Requirements

Wisconsin employers must follow both federal and state labor law posting requirements. Below, we’ve summarized these requirements and offered a short explanation of the state-specific workplace posters.

Federal Labor Law Posting Requirements for Wisconsin

• Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal*
• Federal Minimum Wage Poster*
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster*
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Job Safety and Health Poster*
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act Poster*
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Poster

Wisconsin-Specific Labor Law Posters

In addition to the federal labor law posters listed above, Wisconsin employers are also required to post the following mandatory state labor law posters. They must be displayed in a conspicuous and accessible place. Businesses that fail to post these notifications may be subject to penalties or fines.

• *Wisconsin Minimum Wage Poster: This poster advises employees that the minimum wage rate is $7.25 per hour. There are special wage rates for “opportunity employees,” who are younger than 20 years old and who have been employed for 90 or fewer days, tipped employees, agricultural employees, and caddies.
• *Hours and Times of Day Minors May Work in Wisconsin Poster: The poster primarily addresses the employment of minors under 16. Most minor employees can only work 6 days per week and up to 3 hours on a school day and 8 hours on non-school days (with a weekly cap), and employers must obtain a work permit before allowing a minor to work. The poster also sets forth the required meal periods and minimum wage for minors.
• Wisconsin Advance Notice Required When Employers Decide to Cease Providing a Health Care Benefit Plan Poster: This poster advises employees that employers who plan to end their health care benefits to let all affected individuals know 60 days in advance. This requirement applies to all employers with 50 or more employees in Wisconsin.
• *Employee Rights Under Wisconsin’s Business Closing/Mass Layoff Notification Law Poster: This poster explains what employers must do in the event of a business closing or mass layoff. It explains what events qualify and what notice employers must give to their employees.
• *Wisconsin Fair Employment Law Poster: This poster advises employees that their employer cannot discriminate against them because of their sex, color, race, national origin, creed (religion), ancestry, disability, marital status, pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientation, age, genetic testing, use of lawful products, arrest or conviction, honesty testing, or military service. They also may not discriminate against employees because they refuse to attend a meeting or participate in any communication about religious or political matters.
• *Notice to Employees About Applying for Wisconsin Unemployment Benefits: This poster explains when and how employees can file online for unemployment insurance benefits from the Department of Workforce Development.
• *Wisconsin Family/Medical Leave Act Poster: All employers with at least 50 or more employees must post this notice; employers with 25 or more employees must post their own leave policy. Wisconsin employers with 50 or more permanent employees must give employees up to 6 weeks of leave for the birth or adoption of a child; up to 2 weeks of leave per year to care for a child, spouse, domestic partner, or parent or parent of a domestic partner with a serious health condition; and up to 2 weeks of leave for the employee’s own serious health condition.
• *Wisconsin Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Leave Act Poster: This poster provides that all employers with 50 or more employees must allow up to 6 weeks of leave per year for employees who serve as a bone marrow or organ donor.

Wisconsin employers in various industries may have additional labor law posting requirements. They may also have an obligation to post in multiple languages, depending on the composition of their workforce.

*Included on Spanish poster

NOTE: Spanish posters may not include all notices published on the English poster and may vary from our standard 18″w x 24″h size since some states do not issue all notices in Spanish.

Employment posters must be posted in a conspicuous location.

Unemployment Insurance – Oct 2017
Unemployment Insurance – May 2017
Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Leave – Jun 2016
Minimum Wage – Jan 2014
Child Labor – Jan 2014
Fair Employment – Jan 2014
Family Leave – Jan 2014
Business Closing – Jan 2014
Unemployment – Jan 2014
Health Benefits – Jan 2014