The U.S. Dept. of Labor has issued its final rule implementing President Obama’s Executive Order requiring most new federal contractors and subcontractors with whom they do business to post notices informing their employees of their rights as employees under federal labor laws, including their right to unionize. Read more

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has revised its “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster to reflect current federal employment discrimination law including the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 and the Genetic Informatio Read more

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The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has issued a revised Federal minimum wage poster. Read more

In conjunction with the new Family and Medical Leave Act rules which will become effective on January 16, 2009, the U.S. Dept. of Labor has issued a new FMLA poster that employers with 50 or more employees must display on the company bulletin board. Read more

According to the Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations, the 2006 State Labor Law poster used for 2008 will be valid for use in 2009.
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The Veterans’ Employment and Training Service has corrected and consolidated the text of the Notice of Your Rights Under USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994) poster.
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The Hawaii Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations says it anticipates sending out its 2008-2009 State Labor Law Poster to all registered businesses by the end of September. Additional copies of the new poster will not be mailed until October, DLIR says.
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Could scanning those government posters and rotating them on a plasma screen satisfy a Hawaii employer’s posting requirements and save space on the company bulletin board? Read more

Employers who are not exempt from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s recordkeeping requirements must post their summary of workplace injuries and illnesses for the year in each category on February 1 until April 30. Read more

Hawaii employers can download the updated Official State Labor Law Poster by sections or in complete form. Read more

Last week’s News Digest reported on a Nov. 14 posting requirement promulgated by the National Labor Relations Board; the NLRB says the posters will be made available to employers by Nov. 1 via its website or its regional offices. HEC will send members a link to the poster as soon as it is available. Read more

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a Final Rule that will require employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act as of November 14, 2011. Read more

HEC members should save their money and access the updated Required Bulletin Board Posters and Notices here, or under Publications/Guides and Research Reports. Read more