Every so often, we hear about people or companies using less than scrupulous methods to increase their poster sales. Notably, a handful of companies have sent official-sounding warnings that insist companies buy unneeded labor law poster updates or face fines. Even more brazen, some people impersonate government agents or contractors, claiming to perform spot inspections [...]
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Door-to-Door Compliance Scam
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, General Labor Law Practices, State Labor Laws, tagged Houston, Labor and Employment Law, Law, Poster, Regulatory compliance, Texas Workforce Commission on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A Practical Use for QR Codes
Posted in General Labor Law Practices, tagged QR codes, Compliance Check, posters, smart phone on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Quick-Response (QR) codes are just about everywhere, on product packaging, magazine pages and even boarding passes at the airport. GovDocs is unveiling another practical use for QR codes that will help businesses make sure that all of their locations are compliant with labor law posting requirements. First launched in June 2011, and now available on all [...]
State Minimum Wages Rise And One City Tops $10/hour
Posted in General Labor Law Practices, State Labor Laws, tagged 2011, January 1, Minimum Wage, minimum wage increase, state minimum wage increase on December 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
San Francisco, one of a few cities that mandate a higher minimum wage than their state, has adjusted their minimum wage to $10.24 and become the first area in the country to surpass a $10/hour minimum wage. San Francisco’s minimum wage, like many state minimum wages, updates every year on January 1st based on the [...]
Washington Minimum Wage
Posted in General Labor Law Practices, State Labor Laws, tagged consumer price index, indexed minimum wage, washington minimum wage on October 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Washington, like many states, ties their state minimum wage to inflation, adjusting it every year to reflect the cost of goods. Since its 1998 inception, this system has functioned smoothly as the wage adjusts upward every year – until last year. Last year, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell for the first time, and instead [...]
California OSHA Update: Should You Update Your Posters?
Posted in General Labor Law Practices, State Labor Laws, tagged California Labor Law Posters, OSHA Poster, Researching Labor Laws on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Many labor law poster suppliers have advised customers that last month’s California OSHA update is mandatory to post. GovDocs is advising our customers that it is a highly recommended update. This presents a great opportunity for us to explain how our research team determines if an update is mandatory to post. We watch for new [...]
Mandatory Paid Leave Introduced
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, General Labor Law Practices, Uncategorized, tagged Emergency Influenza Containment Act, Mandatory Paid Sick Leave on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Tuesday, two California Congressmen introduced a bill that would require employers to provide up to 5 paid sick days per year. The purpose of the bill, Emergency Influenza Containment Act (HR 3991) is: To ensure that American workers are able to follow, without financial harm, the recommendations of their employer and public health authorities to [...]
GINA Update Now Available
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, General Labor Law Practices, tagged EEOC, federal labor law posters, Genetic Information, GINA on October 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The EEOC has released the revised version of the Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law posting. The revision includes a new section dedicated to Genetics, specifically Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. The posting also has a new revision date of 11/09. The update is considered mandatory and requires employers to replace their [...]
GINA Effective Date Rapidly Approaching
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, General Labor Law Practices, tagged EEOC, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, GINA on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In May of 2008, President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The bill protects individuals from discrimination based on genetic information as it relates to health insurance and the employee setting. Enforcement of Title II of the provisions, which pertains to employers, goes into effect on November 21, on 2009. The [...]
Federal Contractor & ARRA recipients – What You Need to Know
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, General Labor Law Practices, tagged Davis Bacon, E-Verify, Federal contractors, Know Your Rights, Right to Work, Walsh-Healy on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New/additional postings involving federal contractors or recipients of ARRA funds have stirred a fair amount of confusion among employers. To briefly summarize the most changes: Know Your Rights (a.k.a Whistleblower) Poster Employees of state and local governments, contractors, subcontracts, grantees or professional organizations (acting in the interest of recovery fund recipients) are protected under [...]
Increased Labor Law Enforcement
Posted in General Labor Law Practices, tagged Labor Law Enforcement, Wage and Hour on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Labor Day weekend generally signals the end of summer hours, three-day weekends and relaxed dress codes. It also ushers in a “back to business” mentality with employers and employees, but they’re not the only ones preparing for a busy fall. The U.S. Department of Labor is gearing up by hiring 250 additional investigators to pursue [...]
