Friday, December 02, 2016

Federal and State Labor Law Posting Updates in 2016

Labor Law poster helps your business stay compliant with the posting regulations required by the U.S. Department of Labor. Keeping updated with the latest labor law postings will protect your employees’ rights, which is important in the event of an audit or inspection. This article includes the federal and state labor law posting updates from January to August of 2016.

Federal Labor Law Posting Updates
In August, 2016, the federal government has released required updates to both the federal Minimum Wage posting (FSLA) and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act posting (EPPA). The new updated postings are required to be posted in every state, so employers in all 50 states will need to update their existing labor law posters.


State Labor Law Posting Updates
From January to August, 2016, 18 states have updated their labor law postings:

January, 2016 - Michigan has updated its minimum wage to $8.50 per hour, effective January 1, 2016.
January, 2016 - Kentucky has updated its Occupational Safety and Health posting.
January, 2016 - Maine has updated its Occupational Safety and Health posting. The new posting is required ONLY for public sector employees.
January, 2016 - Rhode Island has increased its minimum wage to $9.60 per hour.
January, 2016 - Colorado has increased its minimum wage to $8.31 per hour.
January 1, 2016 - San Francisco has updated its HSCO posting effective January 1, 2016.
January, 2016 - California has updated its Workers Compensation Posting.
January, 2016 - Massachusetts has increased its minimum wage to $10.00 per hour effective January, 2016, and also added new information to its minimum wage posting regarding non-discrimination, equal pay, and no retaliation laws.
March, 2016 - Louisiana has updated its Earned Income Credit posting.
March, 2016 - Virginia has updated its Occupational Safety and Health posting.
March, 2016 - Wyoming has updated its Occupational Safety and Health posting.
April, 2016 - Texas has updated its Discrimination posting.
April, 2016 - California has a new Pregnancy Disability Leave posting.
May, 2016 - Wisconsin has updated its Unemployment Benefits posting.
May, 2016 - West Virginia has a new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act posting.
May, 2016 - Illinois has updated its Public Sector OSHA posting. (This update is only required for public sector companies.)
June, 2016 - Missouri has released an updated Child Labor posting.
July, 2016 - San Francisco has increased the city minimum wage to $13.00 per hour effective July 1, 2016.
July, 2016 - South Carolina has updated its Unemployment Insurance posting.
July, 2016 - Oregon has increased its minimum wage to $9.75 per hour effective July 1, 2016.
July, 2016 - Wisconsin has a new Bone Marrow and Organ Transplantation Leave posting. (The posting applies only to employers with 50 or more employees.)
July, 2016 -Georgia has updated its Workers Compensation Bill of Rights.
August, 2016 - Effective August 1, 2016, Minnesota has increased its minimum wage to $9.50/hr. for large employers, and $7.75/hr. for small employers.
August, 2016 - Virginia has updated its state-level Occupational Safety and Health posting.




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