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Oklahoma has revised a mandatory labor law poster to include a new penalty rate that will be assessed against employers who are found to owe wages to an employee.The change in the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act poster states that if the Commissioner of Labor finds that wages are due an employee, a penalty of 2% per day up to the total amount of wage claim will be assessed against an employer. The previous penalty was 10%.

In addition, the termination of a workers’ employment is now included as a condition for instituting the wage claim penalty.

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A revised Minimum Wage Act notice is included in an Oklahoma labor law poster offered by Poster Compliance Center. The poster meets all of the state’s posting requirements for general employers.

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New York has issued a revised anti-discrimination poster that includes new language stating that “reasonable accommodations” may be required in places of public accommodation, resort or amusement for persons with disabilities.The new requirement on the mandatory poster is based on a law that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2008. The reasonable accommodation rule for persons with disabilities had previously been established only for the rental, lease or sale of housing, land and commercial space.

The revised notice also includes a change in the list of areas in which discrimination is prohibited. Employment agencies have been added to the list while occupational and executive training has been deleted.

Also, “modifications” has been added to “reasonable accommodations” that may be required for persons with disabilities (at the end of the Housing section of the poster).

An additional type of discrimination has been changed from “genetic predisposition or carrier status” to “predisposing genetic characteristics”.

All of the changes on the anti-discrimination poster have also been made in the Spanish language section, as well as changes in wording for that section.

New Posters Available

The revised anti-discrimination notice is included in a New York labor law poster offered by Poster Compliance Center. The poster meets all of the state’s posting requirements for general employers.

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The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) has changed for the first time in 15 years.The U.S. Department of Labor has confirmed that the required FMLA poster will be revised to reflect the changes in the law. We will update our federal poster as soon as the Wage and Hour Division issues the new version of the FMLA notice, which is currently being developed.

The FMLA notice must be posted by all covered employers, which means those with 50 or more employees, as well as public agencies and elementary and secondary schools regardless of the number of employees.

On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed HR 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008, which includes a section that expands the FMLA for military service members.

Section 585 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) legislation amends the FMLA to permit a “spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin” to take up to 26 workweeks of leave to care for a “member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness.”

The provisions providing this leave went into effect on the date the President signed the bill into law, according to the U.S. Department of Labor website.

Another FMLA provision in the NDAA permits an employee to take FMLA leave for “any qualifying exigency” related to the fact that the spouse or a son, daughter, or parent “is on active duty in the Armed Forces in support of a contingency operation”. This provision is not effective until the Secretary of Labor issues final regulations with a definition of “any qualifying exigency”.

You can order our updated federal poster to stay in compliance with the FMLA change OR you can choose the permanent solution favored by many HR managers — our 1-Year Compliance Protection plan.

For further information about the changes to the FMLA, you can go to the U.S. Department of Labor website at www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/NDAA_fmla.htm.
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Lafayette, CA, February 15, 2008—The U.S. Department of Labor has issued an FMLA Poster Insert called “Notice – Military Family Leave” which is recommended only. It contains information about the amendments to the Family & Medical Leave Act which were signed into law on Jan. 28th.

According to the Wage and Hour Division’s Office of Interpretation & Regulatory Analysis, employers are not required to post this temporary Military Family Leave Poster Insert, although the Department of Labor encourages it.

The Wage and Hour Division is currently working on a new version of the FMLA poster which will include the military leave amendments. However, this will not be released until sometime after the public comment period for the new FMLA regulations ends in April. The publication schedule will be affected by the number of comments received, according to the FMLA Team.

As soon as the Department of Labor issues the text of the updated poster, we will update our federal poster.

The Family & Medical Leave Act applies to all covered employers, which means those with 50 or more employees. Public agencies and public and private elementary and secondary schools are also covered regardless of the number of employees.

Further information about the FMLA change can be found at the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division webpage at www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/NDAA_fmla.htm. The temporary FMLA Poster Insert can also be downloaded at http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/NDAAAmndmnts.pdf.

Save time and money protecting your workers’ health, preventing overexposure to chemicals, and responding to emergencies!
The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards presents key information and data in abbreviated tabular form for chemicals or substance groupings (e.g. cyanides, fluorides, manganese compounds) commonly found in the work environment.

With this handy book you’ll find information on chemical structures or formulas, exposure limits, chemical and physical properties, synonyms, respirator selections, signs and symptoms of exposure, etc… for 677 chemicals regulated at the federal level.

The information contained in the pocket guide is based on NIOSH criteria documents, Current Intelligence Bulletins and recognized references.

The Pocket Guide includes the following features:

New layout for the Chemical Listing section, each chemical arranged in its own table
Expanded Chemical, Synonym and Trade Name Index
Conversion factors, CAS, RTECS, and updated DOT ID and Guide Numbers
NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits (NIOSH RELs)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Permissible Exposure Limits (OSHA PELs)
NIOSH Immediate Dangerous to Life and Health values (NIOSH IDLHs)
A physical description of the agent with chemical and physical properties
Measurement methods
Personal Protection and Sanitation Recommendations
Particulate respirator recommendations revised to include Part 84 and remove Part 11 Terminology
Information on Health Hazards including route, symptoms, first aid and target organ information
Revised Appendix E to include OSHA respirator requirements for 28 chemicals or hazardous substances identified in the preamble to the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134)

5 3/4″ x 8″. Spiral bound, with laminated, wear-resistant cover, 454 pages ISBN: 1-59042-586-3 Second printing with minor technical changes August 2006.

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Give your new employees a complete HR orientation … in just 25 minutes!
HR Orientation for Employees is a ready-to-use training program that will make your job easier. With this affordable, timesaving program, you can give new hires a complete overview of key human resources topics in just one short session!

The HR Orientation for Employees program helps you improve employee morale, reduce turnover, increase workplace safety, avoid costly litigation, boost worker productivity, and cut training prep time.

A 25-minute video covers 10 essential HR topics that affect new employees:

Teamwork
Customer service
Diversity
Preventing sexual harassment
Drug-free workplace
Preparing for an emergency
Personal safety and security
Preventing workplace violence
Personal wellness
Dealing with change

The program includes…
(1) 25-minute VHS video - Combines engaging video and editing technology with expertise from industry professionals at all levels.
(1) Leader’s Guide - Guide for program leaders also includes an emergency information sheet that the trainer
can customize with company-specific detail.
(1) Training Log - Helps trainers record essential details.

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DID YOU KNOW?
31 STATES HAVE HAD CHANGES IN THEIR LABOR LAW POSTERS IN 2007

Thirty-one states will have had significant changes in their labor law posters by the end of 2007. That’s in addition to the federal minimum wage increase in July which affected every state.

Fourteen states had minimum wage increases this year that are already in effect, including Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

Additional minimum wage increases go into effect on January 1, 2008, in nine states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.

Then there are eight other states that had significant changes this year in required notices other than minimum wage. These are Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Utah, Washington D.C. and West Virginia.
If your business is located in any of these states—or if you do not have a federal poster with the new federal minimum wage on it yet– you will need to update your posters.You can order an all-on-one state or federal poster or subscribe to Poster Compliance Center’s 1-Year Compliance Protection Plan with unlimited updates sent automatically whenever laws change.

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DID YOU KNOW?
STATE MINIMUM WAGE CHANGES COMING JAN. 1, 2008

As of today 9 states have already announced that they will have major changes in their state poster requirements effective Jan. 1, 2008.

New Mexico has a new minimum wage as of Jan. 1, 2008, and the minimum wage will be adjusted for inflation every January 1 in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon and Vermont. Washington is also changing, although its minimum wage poster is recommended rather than required.

All of these states will issue revised minimum wage notices before the end of the year. If you have a business in any of these states—or if you do not have a federal poster with the new federal minimum wage on it – you will need to update your posters.

You can order an all-on-one state or federal poster or subscribe to Poster Compliance Center’s 1-Year Compliance Protection Plan with unlimited updates sent automatically whenever laws change. If you have review this product please comment count below.
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