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What is the new federal labor law poster requirement in Hawaii?

As a preface to answering this question, it should be noted that poster displays are required both by states and by numerous federal agencies.

Among the federal agencies are the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, which enforces display regulations for, among others, the Family and Medical Leave Act and Military Family Leave posters, and OSHA, with its Job Safety and Health Protection poster. State requirements vary, from just a few in Hawaii to 14 in California, depending on the industry involved.

In addition, the requirements for posting change often, as laws are added or amended. For example, the federal minimum wage is increasing from $5.85 to $6.55 an hour on July 24, 2008, and that will require an updated poster display. To keep up with the many changes, and to check on a comp0lete and current listing of posters, check out the website www.laborlawcenter.com.

To answer the question raised, there is a new law that mandates Hawaii employers to display the Military family Leave poster. On January 28, 2008, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into law by the President. Included in the NDAA is an expansion of the FMLA giving employees the right to take as much as 26 weeks of job-protected, unpaid FMLA leave yearly to take care of a wounded soldier. The new poster explains that change.

Employers could face hefty fines for failing to display posters in a location readily visible to employees. Because states and numerous federal agencies have poster requirements, the fines can come from multiple sources.

Good locations for posters include the break room and beside the time clock. Some posters, such as the Employee Polygraph Protection Act poster, need to be displayed where they can be seen by job applicants and current employees alike.

Posters required in most states include Payday Notice, Military Family Leave Poster, USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), Federal Minimum Wage, OSHA Job Safety and Health Protection, “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law,” and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act poster. JH