Free federal labor law posters

On July 30, 2013, the United States Senate confirmed all five of President Obama’s nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the“Board”), marking the first time in 10years that the NLRB has a full complement of members. The Board now includes three Democrat members (Board Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce, Kent Hirozawa, and Nancy Schiffer) and two Republican members (Philip Miscimarra and Harry I. Johnson III). Prior to the confirmation of these members, as highlighted in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s decision in Noel Canning,[1] doubts existed as to whether the Board’s decisions were valid given its lack of a legitimate quorum of members. The confirmation of these new members has removed any such doubts and, accordingly, the focus now turns to what employers can expect from this Board going forward.While it is impossible to know what the NLRB’s agenda will entail, it is likely, given the makeup of … [Read more...] about A Decade In The Making: What Employers Can Expect From A Fully Staffed NLRB (National Labor Relations Board)

A federal district court in Washington, D.C. has rejected a constitutional challenge by the National Association of Manufacturers and Virginia Manufacturers Association to President Barack Obama’s 2010 Executive Order requiring certain federal contractors to post a “Notification of Employee Rights under Federal Labor Laws” on the basis that it violates the First Amendment right of federal contractors to “refrain from speaking.” Nat’l Ass’n of Mfrs. v. Perez, No. 1:13-cv-01998 (D.D.C. May 7, 2015). The Poster notifies contractor employees of their right to organize and other provisions of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Under the controversial Executive Order 13496 (see the Department of Labor’s fact sheet), federal contractors are faced with the unacceptable alternatives of posting a notice which promotes unionization, and often may be contrary to a federal contractor’s views, or subjecting themselves to sanctions and … [Read more...] about Federal Contractors Must Continue to Post Notice of Labor Rights, Court Holds

In 2015, Elizabeth and Bloomfield joined the growing number of New Jersey municipalities mandating paid sick leave. These new laws all contain corresponding mandatory posting requirements (see below). Consequently, with the arrival of 2016, New Jersey employers may find it useful to review the notification requirements relating to employees’ workplace rights and responsibilities under not only state and federal law but also the municipalities in which they do business.Employers are mandated under New Jersey law to display a variety of official posters informing employees of the law relating to their rights and responsibilities. An employer that fails to comply with these requirements may face monetary fines and other penalties. Generally, to ensure compliance, an employer must post the most recent version of the posters in locations accessible and easily visible to all employees and applicants for employment, such as a lunchroom, break-room, or human resources office. New Jersey … [Read more...] about Employer Posting Requirements Under New Jersey Law

New York State Women’s Equality AgendaGovernor Cuomo signed a series of bills entitled the “Women’s Equality Agenda,” which took effect in January 2016 and significantly amended the State’s equal pay, sex discrimination, harassment and other laws. Below are some of the sweeping changes the law ushered in, including:broadening the definition of “equal work” for equal pay;adding “familial” status as a protected class;requiring additional accommodations for pregnant workers;authorizing treble damages for willful violations;providing sex discrimination plaintiffs with a new right to attorneys’ fees; andapplying the law’s prohibition on sexual harassment to all employers regardless of size.Additionally, while New York law still permits pay differentials between men and women for seniority, merit and factors “other than sex,” it limits this last requirement to “a bona fide factor other than sex, … [Read more...] about 2016 New York Employment Law Year In Review

On July 14, 2017, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) reminded all contractors and employers covered by the agency’s nondiscrimination and EEO laws of their posting obligations. According to the OFCCP’s email and website, contractors must prominently post the “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster on their premises. The notice must be displayed in a location “where it can be readily seen by employees and applicants for employment.” The poster provides information on the nondiscrimination and EEO laws and also covers the procedures for filing complaints of violations with the OFCCP.The OFCCP’s communication also reminded contractors that the poster is free and downloadable from the agency’s website. According to the agency, contractors “never have to pay a third party for OFCCP’s EEO poster.” The posters are available in English (EEO is the Law and its supplement), Spanish (EEO is the Law … [Read more...] about OFCCP Reminds Contractors to Display EEO Posters