labor law posters
Irie
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Has anyone seen anything about employers being required to post bi-lingual labor law posters in the workplace? I googled but nothing came up. This is supposed to be effective 1/1/10. Thanks.
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I don't know about your state, Irie, but we have been in Oklahoma for a couple of years.
(hehehe - that was for you, Joannie)
As far as I know, the only non-English language requirement has to do with the FMLA poster which requires employers with a workforce that is not proficient in English to provide the notice in the language the non-English speaking employee(s) speaks.
Just curious, Irie, but where did you hear about this new requirement?
Sharon
hahahahahahahahahaha!
Just curious, Irie, but where did you hear about this new requirement?
Sharon[/QUOTE]
Our President had a labor law publication that indicated the EEO poster must be posted in Spanish if you have 15 or more Spanish speaking employees. I already had the FMLA poster and the E-Verify posters posted in Spanish so today I posted the EEO poster just to be on the safe side.
[quote=Irie;718656]Our President had a labor law publication that indicated the EEO poster must be posted in Spanish if you have 15 or more Spanish speaking employees. I already had the FMLA poster and the E-Verify posters posted in Spanish so today I posted the EEO poster just to be on the safe side.[/quote]
California has a mind boggling list of state poster requirements, but EEOC is federal and I can't find anywhere (including the EEOC website) that says it is a requirement to post in Spanish. It is available in multiple languages though and I would recommend posting it in as many languages as are present in your workforce, perhaps even in your community.
If you need any labor law posters, you can find them on HR Hero and on HR Laws ([url]www.hrlaws.com[/url]).
Sharon
In what state is your company located? I have a list of required postings by state including required language.
Sharon, Sorry, it came from another company.:o
It also provides linkage to state-by-state downloads and requirements.
Going back to the original post though, my question is whether any state - including the People's Republic of California - can require employers to use bilingual federal posters if federal law does not require it. I doubt it, and in those cases I would assume the state would come up with it's own version.
Well now I can't have an "otherwise wonderful" book!
I'll make a note to collect more information on the language requirements when we start the revisions for the next edition of 50x50, as we can easily make that a subpart to the posting requirement section.
As an aside, for those who might be curious, the newly-updated 2010 edition was just sent off to press and will be available in mid-February.
Sharon