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Recent Labor Law Changes
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NLRB Releases New Federal Labor Law Poster
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a new mandatory federal labor law posting effective April 30, 2012. Order the new Federal-on-One with NLRB.
Recent Labor Law Changes
Updated February 1, 2012
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Alaska, Arizona,
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Delaware, District of
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Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Vermont, Virginia,
Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, Wyoming
| State | Labor Law Change |
| Alabama | Effective August 2009: Child Labor Laws Poster. Verbiage and format changes. Required for all employers who employ youths under the age of 19. (Order New Poster) |
| Alaska | Modified November 2009: Change to Unemployment Insurance Poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Arizona | Effective January 2012: Minimum Wage Change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Arkansas | Modified December 2009: Notice to Employer & Employee. New section added. Required for employers with 4 or more employees. (Order New Poster) |
| California | Effective January 2012: Update to Discrimination poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Colorado | Effective January 2012: Minimum Wage Change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Connecticut | Effective January 2012: Paid Sick Leave poster added. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Delaware | Effective July 2009: Minimum Wage change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| District of Columbia | Modified March 2011: New Poster. The Right to Breastfeed. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Federal |
Effective April 30, 2012: Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRB). Required for most private employers.
(Order New Poster) |
| Florida | Effective January 2012: Minimum Wage change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Georgia | Effective January 2012: E-Verify and Right to Work posters required for employers with 500 or more employees. (Order New Poster) |
| Hawaii | Effective January 2012: Hawaii split its singular poster into 8 separate postings, with changes to all. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Idaho | Effective July 2007: Minimum Wage change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Illinois | Modified July 2008: New Minimum Wage Mandatory Notice. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Indiana | Effective July 2008: Minimum Wage Poster. New wage for tipped employees. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Iowa | Modified January 2009: Your Rights Under Iowa's Minimum Wage. Changes to tipped wage and overall wording. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Kansas | Effective May 2011: Updated Workers' Compensation Poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Kentucky | Modified October 2007: Health & Safety Protection on the Job. Significant wording changes. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Louisiana | Effective August 2011: Changes to Minor Labor Law poster. Required for all employers who employ youth under the age of 18. (Order New Poster) |
| Maine | Effective September 2011: Updated Minimum Wage poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Maryland | Effective July 2009: Minimum Wage poster updated. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Massachusetts | Modified July 2011: Updated Unemployment Insurance poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Michigan | Modified January 2012: Changes to Youth Employment Standard Act. Required for all employers who employ youth under the age of 18. (Order New Poster) |
| Minnesota | Modified April 2006: Your Rights as a Working Parent. Verbiage changes. Required for all employers with 21 or more employees. (Order New Poster) |
| Mississippi | Modified September 2009: English and Spanish E-Verify / Right to Work Posters required for all businesses taking part in the E-Verify program. (Order New Poster) |
| Missouri | Modified July 2011: Discrimination in Employment poster updated. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Montana | Effective January 2011: Minimum Wage change. Strongly recommended for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Nebraska | Modified August 2008: Discrimination poster change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Nevada | Modified July 2010: Minimum Wage change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| New Hampshire | Effective January 2008: Criteria to Establish an Employee or Independent Contractor. Verbiage changes throughout. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| New Jersey | Effective July 2010: Payment of Wages poster updated. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| New Mexico | Effective June 2009: Minimum Wage Act. New subsection added, "Retaliation Prohibited". Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| New York | Modified January 2011: Hospitality Industry Minimum Wage Information Poster. New Poster. Required for hospitality industry employers. (Order New Poster) |
| North Carolina | Effective April 2009: Changes to North Carolina Workplace Laws poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| North Dakota | Effective July 2007: Minimum Wage change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Ohio | Effective January 2012: Minimum Wage change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Oklahoma | Effective August 2011: Changes to Workers' Compensation Notice. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Oregon | Effective January 2012: Updated Minimum Wage poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Pennsylvania | Modified September 2009: Minimum Wage Poster and Fact Sheet updated. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Rhode Island | Modified August 2008: Minimum Wage Poster. Mandatory nurse overtime added. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| South Carolina | Effective September 2011: Updated Safety and Health Protection on the Job poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| South Dakota | Effective January 2010: Unemployment Benefits Notice. Updated for 2010. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Tennessee | Modified May 2009: Discrimination Poster. Verbiage changes. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Texas | Modified December 2006: Employer's Notification of the Ombudsman Program to Employees. New Poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Utah | Modified July 2011: Unemployment Insurance poster updated. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Vermont | Effective January 2012: Minimum Wage Change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Virginia | Effective July 2009: Virginia added two new posters, Credit for Low Income Individuals and Earned Income Credit. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Washington | Modified March 2011: Notice to Employees (Workers' Compensation). Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| West Virginia | Modified December 2010: Unemployment Benefits poster updated. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Wisconsin | Effective July 2011: Update to the Hours and Times of Day Minors May Work in Wisconsin poster. Required for all employers, except agriculture and domestic service, who hire minors. (Order New Poster) |
| Wyoming | The state of Wyoming has not had a change since 2005. (Order New Poster) |
