Employers need to check their Human Resources bulletin boards to ensure the posting notices are current. All notices should be posted prominently where both applicants and employees can readily see them.
If your employees do not speak English, you may be required to post in their language.
1. Consolidated EEO poster that covers Title VII, ADEA, ADAA, EPA and Veterans. The poster is called “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law”.
2. Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) notice.
3. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) covers minimum wage, overtime, and child labor laws. (New minimum wage changed 7/24/09 to $7.25).
4. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) notice only effecting employers with over 50 employees. This notice should also reflect new military and family leaves.
5. Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) notice. The post is called “Your Rights Under USERRA”.
6. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) notice. The poster is called “Job Safety and Health–It’s the Law”
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Calling all business owners!
“Alternatives to the proposed legislation known as the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409; S. 560) have started to emerge as legislators seek to reach a compromise between labor and management interests. Congressman Joe Sestak, D-Pa., recently introduced the National Labor Relations Modernization Act (NLRMA) (H.R. 1355). Unlike EFCA, the NLRMA would apply only to employers having 20 or more employees and would not eliminate the requirement for secret ballot union elections, thereby avoiding EFCA’s controversial card check provisions.
Similar to EFCA, the NLRMA sets time limits during which an employer and the union must reach a first collective bargaining agreement and mandates interest arbitration. The NLRMA periods are longer than those under EFCA. EFCA provides a 90-day initial period, whereas the NLRMA gives the parties 120 days to reach an initial agreement. If unsuccessful after 120 days, the parties may contact the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) and request the appointment of an arbitration panel.
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