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Georgia Labor Law Posting Requirements

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We are about to purchase some new labor law posters for our Georgia company and are looking for the labor law poster laws. Can you provide us with an overview?

Sure. As you might know, there are labor law posting requirements on a state level and on a federal level. As an employer, it is up to you to ensure that you adhere to these posting requirements. Here is a basic overview of some of the labor law posting requirements that you need to know about:

• Employers need to post both a state and federal labor law posters in the workplace. The state and federal labor law notifications might come on the same poster, or they could come on two separate posters.
• The posters need to be displayed in an area of the workplace that is clearly visible to all employees. Often, this type of area is an employee break room or other common area where all employees can have access to the posters when they want to.
• The posters need to reflect the most recent labor laws. These laws may change on an annual basis, but it is up to the employer to ensure that the labor law posters are up to date.
• The posters need to be immediately replaced in the event that they are damaged or removed.

Here are the specific Georgia state labor law posting requirements:

No Smoking Notice

Workers’ Compensation (Parts 1, 2 and 3)

Unemployment Insurance

Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

Vacation Notice

Workers’ Compensation Bill of Rights

And here are the federal posting requirements:

New 2007 Federal Minimum Wage

USERRA – Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

Equal Employment Opportunity is the law

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Family and Medical Leave Act

OSHA – Job Safety and Health Protection

IRS Withholding Notice

Payday Notice

Anti-Discrimination Notice

A great place to get both the state and federal posters, or to find both posting requirements combined on one poster for the state of Georgia, is www.laborlawcenter.com.  CB