Since January 1, 2006, our labor law poster team has recorded the following changes in state labor law postings. Some of these involve new labor law posters, and some are changes and updates to existing state labor law posters.
If you ordered a poster on or after the date listed below, you can be assured you have the most up-to-date version. (Your state has had no changes since January 2006 if it is not clickable). To verify if your labor law posters are current, call one of our representatives at 800-999-9111 or
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Alabama
Child Labor
08/12/09 - The Alabama Child Labor poster was updated to reflect the recently signed legislation that reforms Alabama's child labor enforcement standards and transfers the work permit process from the public school system to the Alabama Department of Labor. The new legislation also replaces child work permits with business certificates and allows the department of labor to issue civil money penalties and/or prosecution for any violation of the law.
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Alaska
Minimum Wage
07/22/09 - The Alaska Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage was increased to $7.25 an hour effective July 24, 2009 and $7.75 an hour effective January 1, 2010. This is a mandatory change.
Minimum Wage
03/30/06 - Information concerning new laws that exempt flight crew members of certain air carriers from overtime payment requirements, and certain
computer occupations from the states minimum wage requirements, has been added to the poster.
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Arizona
Minimum Wage (English and Spanish)
10/27/11 - The Arizona Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reAZect an increase in the minimum wage rate from $7.35 per hour to $7.65 per hour effective January 1, 2012.
Work Exposure to MRSA, Spinal Meningitis, or TB
8/1/11 - The Arizona Work Exposure to MRSA poster has been updated to reflect a change to the time period for reporting exposure of MRSA, spinal meningitis or TB to an employer (from 10 to 30 days) and the time period for an employee to be diagnosed with MRSA (from 10 to 15 days).
Minimum Wage - English and Spanish
10/26/10 - The Arizona Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect an increase in the minimum wage. The minimum wage will increase from $7.25 per hour to $7.35 per hour effective January 1, 2011
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Arkansas
Minimum Wage
12/22/09 - The Arkansas Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect a change to the Wage Collection Act. The Arkansas Department of Labor now assists employees in collecting wages up to a maximum of $2,000. The previous amount was $1,000.
Arkansas Sale of Alcohol to Minors - RESTAURANT INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
10/12/09 - The Arkansas Warning Notice Alcohol to Minors poster was updated to reflect that the penalty for providing alcohol to persons under 21 was increased from a class C to a class A misdemeanor.
Minimum Wage
07/06/07 - The Arkansas Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect a change to the minimum wage rate for gratuities and specific exemptions were updated.
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California
Fair Employment - English and Spanish
12/8/11 - The California Fair Employment poster has been updated to reflect a new protected category. The poster clarifies that discrimination on the basis of gender, gender identity and gender expression is prohibited in employment.
FMLA (Notice A & B) - English and Spanish
12/8/11 - The California FMLA (Notice A and B) posters have been updated to reflect that an employer may not interfere with, restrain or deny leave to eligible workers under the California FMLA and pregnancy disability leave law. It also prohibits employers from terminating health care coverage due to her disability by pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition.
Whistleblower Hotline - Public Sector only
3/22/11 - The California Public Sector Whistleblower Hotline poster has been updated to reflect a clarification that any violation of state or federal law including theft, fraud, or conflicts of interest, along with other violations must be reported by employees of state agencies, courts and Administrative Office of the Courts.
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Colorado
Minimum Wage - English and Spanish
12/15/11 - The Colorado Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect an increase in the minimum wage rate. Effective January 1, 2012, the minimum wage rate will increase from $7.36 per hour to $7.64 per hour for non-tipped employees and from $4.34 per hour to $4.62 per hour for tipped employees, according to the Colorado Division of Labor.
Unemployment Insurance
6/9/11 - The Colorado Unemployment Insurance poster has been updated to reflect that unemployed individuals can file for unemployment insurance benefits online. The poster was also updated with new agency phone numbers.
Fair Employment - English and Spanish
3/9/11 - The Colorado Fair Employment poster has been updated to reflect the inclusion of “transgender status” under sexual orientation as a protected class in employment, housing and public accommodation.
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Connecticut
Paid Sick Leave - Bilingual
11/22/11 - New law requires certain Connecticut employers to notify employees of the new Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law. Employers may satisfy this notification requirement by posting this poster in English and Spanish. Only certain employers are required to notify employees of this new law. Generally, it only applies to employers who have employees in certain service industries and who are non-exempt (hourly) employees from the FLSA.
Fair Employment
7/5/11 - The Connecticut Fair Employment poster has been updated to reflect that the Connecticut law has been amended to include "transgender status" as a protected category in employment, housing and public accommodations, and credit transactions. The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights has also renamed the category called "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability".
Fair Employment
4/14/11 - The Connecticut Fair Employment poster has been updated to reflect that Connecticut law prohibits discrimination on the basis of civil union status in employment, housing and public accommodations, and credit transactions. There was also a physical address change to the administrative office of the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
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Delaware
Fair Employment
07/16/09 - The Delaware Fair Employment poster was updated to reflect an additional protected category against discrimination. Employers are now prohibited from discriminating against employees because of their sexual orientation.
Minimum Wage
06/24/09 - The Delaware Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect an increate to the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage will increase to $7.25 an hour effective July 24, 2009.
Minimum Wage
11/20/06 - The state minimum wage was increased to $6.65 per hour effective January 1, 2007, and from $6.65 per hour to $7.15 per hour effective January 1, 2008.
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District of Columbia
Right to Breastfeed Workplace Poster
3/30/11 - The District of Columbia, Office of Human Rights has released a new poster regarding the right to breastfeed in the workplace. The poster provides a summary of the rights of women to breastfeed their children, employer responsibilities and how an employee can file a claim if she is being discriminated against under the Act. This is a mandatory change.
Statutory language regarding this posting: The Office shall provide information to employers and employees regarding their rights and obligations under this section. Employers shall conspicuously post and maintain in the workplace a notice containing this information.
Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act
11/5/10 - The District of Columbia, Office of Wage-Hour created a new poster for employers to post regarding the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008. The Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act requires employers to provide paid leave to employees for illnesses and absences associated with domestic violence or sexual abuse. The new poster provides information about employee eligibility under the law; including valid reasons for leave and employee rights and benefits.
Minimum Wage
07/10/08 - The District of Columbia Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect an increase to the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage will increase to $7.55 an hour effective July 24, 2008 and to $8.25 an hour effective July 24, 2009. The poster was also updated with information about the District of Columbia's new Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008, which requires employers to provide paid leave to employees for illnesses and absences associated with domestic violence or sexual abuse. The poster was also updated with information about the Living Wage Act of 2006 and the Enhanced Professional Security Amendment Act of 2008. The state also added the address for the Department of Employment Services to the poster.
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Florida
Minimum Wage (English and Spanish)
10/17/11 - The Florida Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage will increase from $7.31 per hour to $7.67 per hour effective January 1, 2012. The minimum wage for tipped employees will also be increased from $4.29 per hour to $4.65 per hour in addition to tips.
Minimum Wage (English and Spanish)
5/6/11 - The Florida Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage will increase from $7.25 per hour to $7.31 per hour effective June 1, 2011. The minimum wage for tipped employees will also be increased from $4.23 per hour to $4.29 per hour, in addition to tips.
Workers' Compensation (English and Spanish)
1/31/11 - The Florida Workers’ Compensation poster has been updated to reflect a clarification of when an employee may be eligible for workers’ compensation. Some reformatting was also made to the poster.
Additional Information: The Florida, Division of Workers’ Compensation has made clarifications by adding the following to the poster; “If you are unable to work or your earnings are lower because of a work related injury or illness, and you have been disabled for more than seven calendar days, you may be eligible for some wage replacement benefits” and, point #2 was clarified to read, “notify the doctor and medical staff that you were injured on the job so that bills may be properly filed.”
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Georgia
E-Verify & Right to Work
6/1/11 - On May 13, 2011, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed The Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011. The law, which goes into effect on July 1, 2011, requires public employers to obtain affidavits from contractors (and any subcontractors and sub-subcontractors) stating that they are enrolled in and use E-Verify.
The law also requires private employers with more than ten employees to use E-Verify for new hires. It goes into effect for employers with 500 or more employees on January 1, 2012, for employers with 499 to 100 employees on July 1, 2012, and for employers with 99 to 11 employees on July 1, 2013.
08/09/07 - The Georgia Workers' Compensation Part 3 poster was updated to reflect an increase in the maximum weekly income benefit from $450 to $500 and an increase in the temporary partial disability benefit from $330 to $334 per week.
Workers' Compensation
08/05/06 - The poster was updated to reflect that the total compensation payable to a widowed spouse with no children is limited to $150,000. It was previously $125,000.
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Hawaii
No Smoking
12/14/2006 - Hawaii passed a law that prohibits smoking in essentially all enclosed workplaces. Employers are required to post "no smoking" signs. The signs must read "smoking prohibited by law" or show the international "no smoking" symbol.
Notice to Dislocated Workers
05/19/06 - Informs employees of their rights to be notified of possible layoffs or terminations due to certain business transactions taken by their employer. This is a new poster.
Military Leave
05/19/06 - Informational poster notifying employees of their rights under USERRA. This is a new poster.
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Idaho
Unemployment Insurance
07/13/07 - The Idaho Unemployment Insurance poster was updated to reflect an agency name change. The agency name changed from the Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor to the Idaho Department of Labor.
Minimum Wage
07/10/2007 - The Idaho Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage was increased to $5.85 an hour effective July 24, 2007, $6.55 an hour effective July 24, 2008, and $7.25 an hour effective July 24, 2009.
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Illinois
Workers' Compensation (English and Spanish)
11/1/11 - The Illinois Workers’ Compensation poster has been updated to reflect that if an employer notifies an employee that it has an approved Preferred Provider Program (PPP) for workers’ compensation medical assistance, the PPP counts as one of the two choices of medical providers.
Illinois Nursing Home Complaint Procedure - HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
10/12/09 - The Illinois Nursing Home Complaint Procedures poster was updated with additional material available for inspection. The law includes a copy of the current Consumer Choice Information Report as required by section 2/214.
Minimum Wage (Spanish)
06/22/09 - The Illinois Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The state minimum will increase to $8.00 an hour effective July 1, 2009 and $8.25 an hour effective July 1, 2010. The poster was also renamed and reformatted and now includes the Equal Pay Act and the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act posters which used to be separate posters. The poster was also updated with additional information on child labor and unpaid wages.
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Indiana
Minimum Wage
07/29/09 - The Indiana Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect a change to the minimum wage posting requirement for employers. A new law was passed requiring employers to post a single page poster providing employees notice of the following information; the current Indiana minimum wage, an employee's basic rights under Indiana's minimum wage law, and contact information to inform an employee how to obtain additional information from or to direct questions or complaints to the Indiana Department of Labor. The Indiana minimum wage law also prohibits pay discrimination on the basis of sex.
Child Labor
07/10/09 - The Indiana Child Labor poster was updated to reflect some rewording and clarification of the Teen Work Hour Restrictions. The Indiana Department of Labor, Bureau of Child Labor updated the poster to clarify hour restrictions for 16 and 17 year olds and general break and hour restrictions. This is a mandatory change.
Minimum Wage
08/06/08 - The Indiana Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect that tipped employees must receive at least $9.83 an hour for all hours worked over 40 in a work week. The state also removed the 2007 minimum wage of $5.85 from the poster. The poster now only reflects the current minimum wage of $6.55 an hour and $7.25 an hour effective July 24, 2009. The state also added Indiana Code Title 22, Chapter 2 to the poster.
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Iowa
OSHA
02/03/09 - The Iowa OSHA poster was reformatted to make it easier for employees to understand their rights to a safe and healthy workplace. The poster was also updated with a new phone number and web address for the Iowa Division of Labor Services and a new address for the Iowa U.S. Department of Labor.
No Smoking
06/12/08 - Iowa recently passed a law that prohibits smoking in essentially all enclosed workplaces. Employers are required to post "no smoking" signs. The signs must contain the telephone number for reporting complaints and the internet site for the Iowa Department of Public Health. No smoking poster must be posted at every entrance to a place of employment. Employers can either post it on door or window that is visible to the outside.
Fair Employment
05/16/08 - The Iowa Fair Employment poster was updated to reflect that employees now have 300 days to file a discrimination complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission.
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Kansas
Workers' Compensation
5/18/11 - The Kansas Workers’ Compensation poster has been updated to reKSect significant changes that were recently made to the Kanas Workers’ Compensation Act. The poster revises the time limits when an employee may file a claim, conditions to be met when providing the claim orally or in writing, and benefits included when paid by the insurance carrier or self-insurance program.
No Smoking
05/05/10 - The Kansas No Smoking sign has been updated to reflect the new Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act which takes effect July 1, 2010. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Indoor Clean Air Division has created a specific poster for workplaces, bars and restaurants indicating that smoking is prohibited by state law.
No Smoking
03/16/10 - The Kansas Clean Indoor Air Act was recently signed into law. Employers are required to post "no smoking" signs.
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Kentucky
OSHA
10/11/07 - The Kentucky OSHA poster was updated to reflect that employers must now report incidents resulting in an amputation or the in-patient hospitalization of one or two employees within 72 hours.
Unemployment Insurance
09/13/07 - The Kentucky Unemployment Insurance poster was updated with additional information. The poster now includes a statement that an individual must be unemployed through no fault of their own to qualify for benefits. A new section was added to the poster that advises employees who are eligible for workers' compensation benefits that they may be able to use their wages before an injury occurred to qualify for unemployment benefits. In addition, the revised poster now advises workers who are working less than their full-time hours that they may be eligible for partial benefits because of lack of work due to work-related medical restrictions.
Unemployment Insurance
04/19/07 - The poster was updated to reflect that employees can now file for benefits by telephone.
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Louisiana
Child Labor
8/1/11 - The Louisiana Child Labor poster has been updated to clarify the allowable hours youths 14 and 15 years of age are permitted to work outside of school hours. They can work in various non-manufacturing, non-mining, non-hazardous jobs under the following conditions, if no more than:
- 3 hours on a school day or 18 hours in a school week;
- 8 hours on a non-school day or 40 hours in a non-school week.
Also, work may not begin before 7 a.m. or end after 7 p.m., except from June 1 through Labor Day, when evening hours are extended to 9 p.m.
Earned Income Credit
1/27/11 - The Louisiana Earned Income Credit poster has been updated to reflect the 2011 income limits for eligibility and notice of the elimination of the advance payments of the Earned Income Tax Credit to workers after December 31, 2010.
Genetic Discrimination
07/01/10 - The Louisiana Genetic Discrimination poster has been updated to reflect additional information. The
Louisiana Workforce Commission has added that "if you believe you have been discriminated against, please contact the
Louisiana Commission on Human Rights" with a phone and web contact.
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Maine
Minimum Wage
9/27/11 - The Maine Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect changes made concerning the treatment of tips that are pooled and split among service employees. Employees may be required to pool their tips to be divided evenly among service employees only.
Child Labor
9/27/11 - The Maine Child Labor poster has been updated to reflect a change to the child labor restrictions during the school year. It extends the hours a student may work when school is in session, and amends the hours which a student may work on the day preceding a scheduled school day.
Unemployment Insurance
1/14/11 - The Maine Unemployment Insurance poster has been updated to reflect clarification on when an employee is eligible for partial unemployment insurance benefits.
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Maryland
Health Insurance
7/25/11 - The Maryland Health Insurance Coverage poster has been updated to reflect a clarification that an employee or other member of an employee’s family may be eligible to continue to be covered by the employer’s health insurance policy if the employee quits or was terminated for a reason other than for cause.
Minimum Wage
06/30/09 - The Maryland Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage was increased to $7.25 an hour effective July 24, 2009. The minimum wage employers must pay tipped employees also increased to $3.63 an hour effective July 24, 2009.
Equal Pay for Equal Work
1/08/09 - The Maryland Equal Pay for Equal Work poster was updated to reflect new recordkeeping requirements for employers. Employers must now keep records on employee wages, job classifications, racial classifications and gender.
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Massachusetts
Unemployment Insurance
8/1/11 - The Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance poster has been updated to reflect a change in the schedule of assigned days when filing a claim by telephone through the Teleclaim Center.
Unemployment Insurance
04/15/09 - The Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance poster was updated with additional information regarding when an individual can file an unemployment compensation claim. The Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development added the assigned days when an individual can call Teleclaims depending on the last digit of the individual 's social security number.
Minimum Wage
07/10/08 - The Massachusetts Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect the new law making triple damages mandatory if an employer is found to have violated the state's wage and hour laws. The poster was also updated to include information about the state's Small Necessities Leave Act and when travel time is considered working time. The poster was also updated to only indicate the minimum wage effective January 1, 2008.
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Michigan
Child Labor
12/23/11 - The Michigan Child Labor poster has been updated to reflect that a minor 16 years of age and over may not work more than 24 hours in 1 week if they are a student in school and school is in session.
Child Labor
7/7/11 - The Michigan Child Labor poster has been updated to reflect a transfer of authority from the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to the Department of Education.
Radiation Notice to Employees - HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
09/21/10 - The Michigan Radiation Notice has been updated with information regarding the Michigan Department of Community Health’s discrimination policy. The poster was also updated with new references to the Radiation Rules.
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Minnesota
No Smoking
12/21/07 - Minnesota recently passed a law that prohibits smoking in essentially all enclosed workplaces. Employers are required to post "no smoking" signs.
Child Labor
02/02/06 - The minimum wage has increased in the following categories: for "small-employers" to $5.25 an hour; for "large-employers" to $6.15 an hour; for "training-wage" to $4.90 an hour for employees under age 20 during the first consecutive 90 days of employment.
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Mississippi
E-Verify and Right to Work
01/20/10 - The Department of Homeland Security recently updated its E-Verify Administration Manual. Mississippi Employers are now required to also post the E-Verify and Right to Work posters in Spanish.
Unemployment Insurance
09/09/09 - The Mississippi Unemployment Insurance poster was updated with additional information on how to file a claim for unemployment insurance. The poster was also reformatted.
E-Verify and Right to Work
06/19/08 - Effective July 1, 2008, Mississippi employers are required to use E-Verify, an Internet-based system operated by the federal government that allows participating employers to verify electronically the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. The E-Verify rules require employers who use the program to post the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work poster.
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Missouri
Fair Employment
7/5/11 - The Missouri Fair Employment poster has been updated to reflect an additional listing of discriminatory practices and additional information on filing a complaint.
Child Labor
07/02/10 - The Missouri Child Labor poster is required of employers who employ youth under the age of 16 and addresses work certificates, the unacceptable types of work and workplaces, and the acceptable hours of work.
Workers' Compensation
01/05/10 - The Missouri Workers' Compensation poster has been updated with additional information regarding steps to be taken when an injury occurs and includes more benefits information for an injured employee. The poster was also reformatted with a new layout.
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Montana
Minimum Wage
11/21/11 - The Montana Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect the new minimum wage of $7.65 per hour effective January 1, 2012. This is a mandatory change to a recommended poster.
Minimum Wage
12/15/10 - The Montana Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect an increase to the minimum wage. Effective January 1, 2011, the minimum wage rate will increase from $7.25 per hour to $7.35 per hour. This is a mandatory change to a recommended poster.
Minimum Wage
10/28/08 - The Montana Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage will increase to $6.90 an hour effective January 1, 2009. On July 24, 2009, the state minimum wage will be replaced with the federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 an hour. This is a mandatory change.
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Nebraska
Unemployment Insurance
08/17/07 - The Nebraska Unemployment Insurance poster was updated to reflect that employees can file an unemployment insurance claim over the internet at NebraskaWorkforce.com.
Fair Employment
08/17/07 - The Nebraska Fair Employment poster was updated to reflect that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act now applies to employers with 20 or more employees. Previously, “Employer" was defined as a person employing 25 or more employees.
Minimum Wage
07/6/07 - The Nebraska Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage was increased to $5.85 an hour effective July 24, 2007, $6.55 an hour effective July 24, 2008, and $7.25 an hour effective July 24, 2009.
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Nevada
Fair Employment
10/5/11 - The Nevada Fair Employment poster has been updated to reflect that it is illegal for an employer to discriminate against an individual because of their gender identity or expression.
Minimum Wage
07/06/10 - "The Nevada Minimum Wage poster has been updated with the new minimum wage rates. Effective July 1, 2010, the minimum wage for employees who receive qualified health benefits from their employers increased from $6.55
per hour to $7.25 per
hour and the minimum wage for employees who do not receive
health benefits increased from
$7.55 per hour to $8.25 per
hour.
Unemployment Insurance
10/20/09 - The Nevada Unemployment Insurance poster was updated to reflect a new web address for filing an unemployment claim online.
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New Hampshire
Criteria to Establish an Employee or Independent Contractor
01/14/08 - The New Hampshire Criteria to Establish Employee or Independent Contractor poster was updated with additional language to help clarify the criteria for determining employee and independent contractor status.
Unemployment Insurance
01/14/08 - The New Hampshire Unemployment Insurance poster was updated with a new web address for employees to file unemployment insurance claims over the internet. The poster was also updated to clarify who pays for unemployment insurance and with information on the services available for individuals with disabilities.
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New Jersey
Recordkeeping Poster
11/8/11 - New Poster: New law requires employers to post a notice that explains an employer’s recordkeeping obligations under state law. Employers must keep records regarding wages, benefits, and taxes.
OSHA - Public Sector
6/10/11 - The New Jersey Public Sector OSHA poster has been updated to reflect additional language for the public employee and public employer regarding the the issuance and posting of violation citations.
OSHA - Public Sector
5/13/11 - The New Jersey Public Sector OSHA poster has been updated to reflect rewording and reformatting changes, which are similar to the federal OSHA poster.
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New Mexico
Minimum Wage (English and Spanish)
07/20/09 - The New Mexico Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect a new law prohibiting retaliation. It is now a violation of the state Minimum Wage Act for an employer or any other person to discharge, demote, deny promotion to or in any other way discriminate against a person in terms or conditions of employment in retaliation for the person asserting a claim or right under the Minimum Wage Act or for assisting another person to do so or for informing another person about their employment rights or other rights provided by law.
Minimum Wage
03/06/08 - The New Mexico Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect a new law that amends the state Minimum Wage Act. The new law exempts employees of the state or a political subdivision of the state from certain requirements of the Minimum Wage Act. The poster was also updated with some format changes and the phone number changed for the Santa Fe office of the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions.
Minimum Wage
12/28/07 - The New Mexico Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour effective January 1, 2008 and $7.50 an hour effective January 1, 2009. The poster was also updated with additional language and an agency name change.
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New York
Hospitality Wage Order
1/10/11 - The New York State Department of Labor has issued the new Hospitality Wage Order, effective January 1, 2011 which covers employees in both the Hotel and Restaurant Industries. The new wage order simplifies and increases the minimum wage requirements for tipped employees and requires extra payments under specified circumstances, such as call-in pay, spread of hours pay, and uniform maintenance pay.
Patient's Rights - HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
10/12/09 - The New York Patient's Rights poster was updated to reflect an additional protected class against discrimination. The poster now includes "age" as an anti-discrimination class when receiving treatment.
Radiation Notice - HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
10/12/09 - The New York Radiation Notice to Employees poster was reworded and reformatted. Enforcement of the standards for protection against radiation was transferred from the New York State Department of Labor, Division of Safety and Health to the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection.
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North Carolina
Minimum Wage (English and Spanish)
12/11/09 - The North Carolina Minimum Wage poster has been updated with additional information on hazardous or detrimental occupations for minors.
Fair Employment - English and Spanish
04/07/09 - The North Carolina Fair Employment poster was updated to reflect a new protected activity under the state's employment discrimination law. An employee involved in a pesticide regulation complaint against an employer is protected from retaliation or discrimination. The poster was also updated with a new email address for the North Carolina Department of Labor.
Right to Work - English and Spanish
04/07/09 - The North Carolina Right to Work poster was updated with additional information regarding the payment of union dues and collective bargaining agreements.
Workers' Compensation - Spanish
04/07/09 - The North Carolina Workers' Compensation poster was reformatted to reflect clear instructions and reporting form requirements for employees. The poster was also updated with additional phone and website resources for employees.
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North Dakota
Workers' Compensation
09/14/09 - The North Dakota Workers' Compensation poster was updated to reflect an increase in death benefits and clarification on the assistance offered by the Decision Review Office. The North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance has designated that survivors receive 2/3 of the deceased worker's gross weekly wages, up to a maximum of 125% of the state's average weekly wages with total benefits not to exceed $300,000. Funeral expenses are payable up to $10,000.
Minimum Wage
06/28/08 - The North Dakota Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect that the minimum direct wage payable to a tipped employee is $4.39 an hour effective July 24, 2008 and $4.86 an hour effective July 24, 2009. Previously, the poster stated that a tipped employee was entitled to the minimum cash wage. The poster was also updated to only reflect the minimum wage rate and tip credit effective on July 2008 and July 2009. The 2007 minimum wage information was removed from the poster.
Minimum Wage
07/06/07 - The North Dakota Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage was increased to $5.85 an hour effective July 24, 2007, $6.55 and hour effective July 24, 2008, and $7.25 an hour effective July 24th, 2009. This is a mandatory change.
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Ohio
Minimum Wage
10/5/11 - The Ohio Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect a new minimum wage rate effective January 1, 2012. The Ohio minimum wage rate will increase from $7.40 per hour to $7.70 per hour for those employers whose gross is in excess of $283,000 per year (minimum wage for tipped employees will increase from $3.70 to $3.85 per hour plus tips).
OSHA - Public Sector
3/17/11 - The Ohio Public Sector Safety and Health Protection poster has been updated to reflect a clarification of the role of the public employer and employee, the right of a public employee to file a complaint, the PERRP conditions on refusal to work, ability to issue citations, enforcement and reporting fatalities and multiple hospitalizations. In addition, the poster includes information on access to records, discrimination and recordkeeping. This is a mandatory change to a public sector posting.
Minimum Wage
10/07/10 - The Ohio Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect an increase in the minimum wage rate. Effective January 1, 2011, the minimum wage rate will increase from $7.30 per hour to $7.40 per hour for non-tipped employees and from $3.65 per hour to $3.70 per hour for tipped employees, plus tips, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce
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Oklahoma
Minimum Wage
11/13/09 - The Oklahoma Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect a new size to the poster and some sections removed. The Oklahoma Department of Labor Employment Standards Division has reduced the size of the poster from 11" x 17" to 8.5" x 11" as reflected in S.B. 527, effective November 1, 2009. The poster has been reworded, removing the following' 1. under "Employee Defined", item (9) anyone who works less than 25 hours per week in a temporary position. 2. entire paragraph under "Other Protected Employees" and 3. entire paragraph under "Tips, Room & Board".
Minimum Wage
03/17/08 - The Oklahoma Minimum Wage poster was updated with additional language regarding the investigation of wage claims.
Minimum Wage
09/27/07 - The Oklahoma Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect that employees will be entitled to recover a penalty equal to two percent of owed wages when an employer violates the state's wage payment law.
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Oregon
FMLA (English and Spanish)
11/14/11 - The Oregon Family Leave poster has been updated to clarify that an employee can take family leave for a serious health condition for the same-gender domestic partner or parent or child of a same-gender domestic partner with a serious health condition.
Minimum Wage (English and Spanish)
11/7/11 - The Oregon Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect a new minimum wage rate effective January 1, 2012. The Oregon minimum wage rate will increase from $8.50 per hour to $8.80 per hour.
Minimum Wage - English and Spanish
11/17/10 - The Oregon Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect an increase to the minimum wage. Effective January 1, 2011, the minimum wage rate will increase from $8.40 per hour to $8.50 per hour.
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Pennsylvania
No Smoking
08/27/08 - Pennsylvania recently passed the Clean Indoor Air Act, which prohibits smoking in essentially all enclosed workplaces except for a few specifically named exceptions. Beginning on September 11, 2008, smoking is not allowed in public places or workplaces. The law requires employers to post no smoking signs.
Radiation Notice to Employees
07/16/08 - The Pennsylvania Radiation Notice to Employees was updated to reflect that employees must report immediately to their supervisor or the Department of Environmental Protection if they observe a violation or possible safety concern. The poster was also updated to state that employees may be personally subject to enforcement action if through deliberate misconduct an employee causes or attempts to cause a violation or deliberately provides inaccurate or incomplete safety information to their employer or the Department of Environmental Protection.
Minimum Wage
07/10/07 - In addition to the Federal Minimum Wage posting change, the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage poster was updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage for small employers (those who employ 10 or fewer full-time workers). The minimum wage was increased to $6.65 an hour effective July 1, 2007, $7.15 an hour effective July 1, 2008, and $7.25 an hour effective July 24, 2009. The poster was also updated to reflect an increase in the 60-day youth training wage. It will increase to $5.85 an hour on July 24, 2007 and to $6.55 an hour on July 24, 2008. The state also added the 2009 minimum wage rate to the poster.
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Puerto Rico
Fair Employment
01/17/08 - The Puerto Rico Fair Employment poster was updated to reflect another protected category to Puerto Rico's anti-discrimination law. The law was amended to include actual or perceived victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The poster was also updated with a format change and information for nursing mothers in the workplace.
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Rhode Island
Minimum Wage
09/24/08 - The Rhode Island Minimum Wage poster was updated to include information on mandatory overtime for nurses. A hospital may not require certain nurses and certified nurse assistants to work overtime except in an unforeseeable emergent circumstance.
Unemployment Insurance
09/24/08 - The Rhode Island Minimum Wage poster was updated to include information on mandatory overtime for nurses. A hospital may not require certain nurses and certified nurse assistants to work overtime except in an unforeseeable emergent circumstance.
Minimum Wage
03/24/06 - The minimum wage has increased to $7.10 an hour, effective 3/1/06, and to $7.40 effective 3/1/07.
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South Carolina
Labor Law Abstract
8/9/11 - The South Carolina Labor Law Abstract poster has been updated to reflect that E-Verify is now mandatory and must be used to verify the eligibility of new employees. The law goes in effect on January 1, 2012.
Unemployment Insurance
8/9/11 - The South Carolina OSHA poster has been updated with new information on how state and local government employees may file an OSHA complaint.
Labor Law Abstract
07/12/10 - The South Carolina Labor Law Abstract poster has been updated to reflect a change to the Payment of Wages Act. The South Carolina Payment of Wages Act indicates that "employers must also give employees an itemized statement showing gross pay and all deductions made each pay period and maintain records of wages paid for three years.
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Tennessee
Fair Employment
05/08/09 - The Tennessee Fair Employment poster was updated to reflect an additional protected class against discrimination. The Tennessee Human Rights Commission has added that it is illegal to discriminate against any person because of creed. The poster was also reworded and reformatted.
Fair Employment
01/19/09 - The Tennessee Fair Employment poster was updated to reflect a recent amendment to Tennessee Human Rights Act. The word "handicap" was replaced with "disability" under the Act. The word "creed" was also removed from the poster. The agency also updated their web address and the physical address to their Middle Tennessee location.
Child Labor
01/13/09 - The Tennessee Child Labor poster was updated with additional information regarding employers' duties to maintain certain records including employment applications and accurate daily time records for all minors. The poster was also reformatted and now includes information on the Wage Regulation Act (Payday Notice).
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Texas
Radiation Notice to Employees - HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
10/12/09 - The Texas Radiation Notice to Employees for Dental Offices poster was updated with a change to the agency name and some rewording on the poster. The Texas Department of Health was renamed to the Department of State Health Services.
Ombudsman Notice to Employees
01/03/07 - New poster offering, Employer Notification of Ombudsman Program to Employees.
Workers' Compensation (Insured & Uninsured)
08/10/06 - This poster reveals that the agency name has changed from Texas Workers' Compensation Commission to Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation.
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Utah
Unemployment Insurance
8/2/11 - The Utah Unemployment Insurance poster has been updated to reflect that unemployment insurance specifically provides payments to qualified workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own and are able, available, and seeking full-time work. The poster also indicates that the Department of Workforce Services is a no fee service available online or by phone. Some changes were also made to the addresses and phone numbers of the state employment centers.
Workers' Compensation
02/20/09 - The Utah Workers' Compensation poster was updated with additional information on how to report an accident. An employer is required to fill out the employer's first report of injury form and provide employees with a copy. Employers must also send the report to their insurance company and the Labor Commission. The agency also removed the TDD phone number from the poster.
Unemployment Insurance
02/20/07 - The Utah Unemployment Insurance poster was updated to reflect a change in the definition of who is qualified to receive unemployment insurance payments. New information was also added to the poster about using the internet to file claims, jobs, and obtain more information.
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Vermont
Minimum Wage
11/8/11 - The Vermont Minimum Wage poster has been updated to reflect an increase in the state minimum wage. The state minimum wage was increased to $8.46 an hour effective January 1, 2012. The basic wage for tipped employees also increased to $4.10 an hour, with a maximum tip credit allowance of $4.36 an hour.
Minimum Wage
10/18/10 - The Vermont Minimum Wage has been updated to reflect an increase in the minimum wage. The Vermont Department of Labor has increased the minimum wage from $8.06 per hour to $8.15 per hour effective January 1, 2011.
Smoke-Free Workplace
07/09/09 - The Vermont Smoke-Free Workplace poster was updated to reflect the state's new 2009 Smoking in the Workplace law. Vermont recently amended its Smoking in the Workplace law to prohibit smoking inside all areas of the workplace. Prior to this amendment, the law allowed employers to designate smoking areas if they obeyed certain rules. Now the law requires all indoor areas of workplaces to be 100% smoke-free. The Vermont Department of Health revised the poster to reflect the new 2009 smoke-free law. The state also made this poster a recommended poster. This is a mandatory change.
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Virginia
Radiation Notice to Employees - HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
09/21/10 - The Virginia Radiation Notice has been updated with additional information regarding inspections and reports of occupational radiation doses.
No Smoking - Industry Specific for Restaurants
12/16/09 - Virginia recently passed a law that prohibits smoking in essentially all restaurants that are open to the public. The new law requires employers to post "no smoking" signs and to remove all ashtrays and other smoking paraphernalia from all areas of the restaurant where smoking is prohibited.
Earned Income Tax Credit
06/22/09 - Virginia employers are required to post a new poster from the Virginia Department of Social Services regarding earned income tax credits. The poster informs employees that they may be eligible for federal and state earned income tax credits and may apply for the credit on their tax returns or receive the credit in advance payments during the year.
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Washington
Workers' Compensation
3/18/11 - The Washington State Workers’ Compensation poster for Employers Insured through the State has been updated to reflect that a registered domestic partner may also receive a pension as a death benefit if a worker dies.
Unemployment Insurance
2/15/11 - The Washington State Unemployment Insurance poster has been updated to reflect a new web address to use when applying for unemployment benefits.
Workers' Compensation
04/25/09 - The Washington Workers' Compensation poster (self-insured) was updated with information on how to contact the Ombudsman for self-insured injured workers. The poster was also updated with additional contact information.
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West Virginia
Unemployment Insurance
07/23/08 - The West Virginia Unemployment Insurance poster was updated with additional information regarding wage classes, weekly benefit rates, and maximum benefit rates. The agency also changed some of their claims offices from full-time claims offices to itinerant claims points.
Unemployment Insurance
08/01/07 - The West Virginia Unemployment Insurance poster was updated with additional information regarding wage classes, weekly benefit rates, and maximum benefit rates.
Minimum Wage
07/10/06 - The poster was updated to reflect new minimum wage rates. Beginning July 1, 2006, the minimum wage rate will increase to $5.85 per hour. The minimum wage will increase to $6.55 per hour on July 1, 2007, and again to $7.25 per hour on July 1, 2008. All three rates are on the poster.
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Wisconsin
Child Labor
12/23/11 - The Wisconsin Child Labor poster has been updated to reflect certain occupations minors under 14 years of age are allowed to work subject to the same hour and day restrictions as minors who are 14 or 15 years of age.
OSHA - Public Sector
11/18/11 - The Wisconsin OSHA public sector poster has been updated to reflect a transfer of authority from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce to the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
Right to Know - Public Sector
11/18/11 - The Wisconsin Right to Know public sector poster has been updated to reflect a transfer of authority from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce to the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
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