Elaws Advisor—a Poster Advisor to help in your business

Every business must display a variety of posters to comply with the poster requirements of several labor laws administered by the state and federal government; posters required for different businesses are also different. This is where elaws Advisors can help.

The elaws Advisor is a kind of interactive e-tool that can simulate the interaction you might have with an employment law expert. It will ask you a series of questions, evaluate your responses and provide a list of posters that you should display.

Each Advisor will also provide links to more detailed information you may find useful, and to DOL contact information for each poster in case of you wish to speak with a DOL representative about a particular issue or case that can’t be determined by the Advisor.

Advisor only provides information about Federal DOL poster requirements; you can contact your State Department of Labor to get information about the requirements for your state.

In addition, the Advisor does not provide posters that may be required for certain businesses. Certain types of posters can only be obtained from the DOL's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), including notices to employees that the employer is insured or self-insured to provide compensation benefits to its employees or eligible survivors in the case of work-related injury, illness or death.

Employers covered by the following statutes must obtain this insurance:
--Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
--Defense Base Act (covers employees on overseas military, air, or naval bases under a public works contract performed by contractors with agencies of the U.S. Government)
--Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (covers employees of firms working on the outer continental shelf of the U. S. engaged in exploration for and development of natural resources)
--Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act (covers civilian employees in post exchanges, service clubs, etc. of the Armed Forces)

You may contact the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs if you are not sure about whether you are covered under one of the above statutes.