Employers: Are Your Labor Law Posters Up to Date?

In the article “Employers: Are Your Labor Law Posters Up to Date?” featured in SHRM, Franklin Wolf is quoted. The new year brings new workplace compliance standards. All employers are required to post certain notices to employees in a conspicuous location in the workplace – such as the breakroom, by a time clock, or in another place where employees are likely to see them. 

"Employers should not be shy about conferring with counsel about any updates in the law," said Franklin. Federal law may apply uniformly, but businesses may also be subject to more stringent state—and even city and county—standards. 

Laws applicable to employers may change at a rapid pace and without much mainstream news coverage, he noted. "This is particularly true for state and local laws." 

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