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Recent Labor Law Changes
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Recent Labor Law Changes
Updated September 1, 2010
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Alaska, Arizona,
Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, District of
Columbia, Federal, Florida, Georgia,
Hawaii, Idaho,
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 November 2009: Change to Prohibition of Discrimination Poster. 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 October 2010: Update to Notice to Employees - Injuries Caused by Work poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Colorado | Effective January 2010: Minimum Wage Change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Connecticut | Modified January 2009: Mercantile Trade, Beauty Shop and Restaurant/Hotel wage orders updated. Required for employers in those industries. (Order New Poster) |
| Delaware | Effective July 2009: Minimum Wage change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| District of Columbia | Modified November 2008: Fair Housing Opportunity Poster. New protected class. Required for individuals involved in the rental or sale of real estate. (Order New Poster) |
| Federal |
Modified May 2010: Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act. Required for all federal contractors and subcontractors. Available in our free federal electronic poster set.
(Order New Poster) |
| Florida | Modified January 2010: Minimum Wage poster change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Georgia | Modified September 2007: Bill of Rights for the Injured Worker. Maximum weekly benefit amounts updated. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Hawaii | Modified January 2007: New poster . Smoking Prohibited by Law. Required for all employers except those exempt by law. (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 July 2010: New No Smoking 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 | Modified July 2010: Whistleblower Protection. New Poster is required for employers who employ more than ten public employees in a single building. (Order New Poster) |
| Maine | Modified September 2009: Regulation of Employment poster updated, new section added. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Maryland | Effective July 2009: Minimum Wage poster updated. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Massachusetts | Modified August 2008: New sections added to the Minimum Wage and Hour Laws poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Michigan | Effective May 2010: New No Smoking Poster. Required for all employers. (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 December 2009: Workers' Compensation poster updated. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Montana | Modified January 2009: Minimum Wage change. 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 | Effective July 2009: Minimum Wage Information Poster. Minimum Wage change. Required for all 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 2009: Minimum Wage change. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Oklahoma | Modified May 2010: Changes to Minimum Wage - Statutory Language poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Oregon | Modified May 2010: Updated Family Leave poster. Required for employers with 25 or more employees in Oregon. (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 | 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) |
| 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 | Effective July 2010: E-Verify and Right to Work posters added. Required for all employers with 15 or more employees. (Order New Poster) |
| Vermont | Effective July 2009: Breathing Room poster removed. 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 January 2009: Minimum Wage change. Recommended for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| West Virginia | Effective July 2008: "Benefit Rate Table" and "Itinerant Points" sections updated. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Wisconsin | Modified August 2010: Update to the Fair Employment Law poster. Required for all employers. (Order New Poster) |
| Wyoming | The state of Wyoming has not had a change since 2005. (Order New Poster) |
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