Required Employment Posters

Specific posters that apply to a particular business depend upon its number of employees, the nature of its business, and other factors. It is important that employers display all applicable posters since failure to do so may subject the employer to citation and penalty. Required posters must be hung in a conspicuous place where employees can see them.

Visitors - Select posters are available for printing.  All posters will be fully accessible for viewing or printing upon your paid subscription. 

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL); Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Consolidated EEO poster—Every employer covered by the non-discrimination and EEO laws is required to post on its premises the poster, "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law."  The notice must be posted prominently, where it can be readily seen by employees and applicants for employment. The notice provides information concerning the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

EEO—Spanish

Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)—Every employer subject to the Act shall post, and keep posted, on its premises a notice explaining the Act, as prescribed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor.  Such notice must be posted in a prominent and conspicuous place in every establishment of the employer where it can readily be observed by employees and applicants for employment.

NOTE:  The poster will print on two 8-1/2 x 11 pages.  The two printed pages must be taped or pasted together to form an 11 x 17-inch poster.

EPPA—Spanish

Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act  (revised July 2007) Federal Minimum Wage and Overtime Laws—Every employer of employees subject to the minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must post, and keep posted, a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their establishments so that employees can readily read it.

Your Rights Under USERRA   (revised January 2006) All employers must post a notice in the workplace informing employees of their rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

Illinois Minimum Wage (revised 9/08) Statewide minimum wage

This poster covers how to file unemployment insurance claims, benefits amounts and taxes on benefits.

NOTE:  The poster will print on two 8-1/2 x 11 pages.  The two printed pages must be taped or pasted together to form an 11 x 17-inch poster.

Illinois Workers' Compensation Act and Illinois Workers' Occupational Diseases Act—This poster gives a brief explanation of employee responsibilities if a work-related accident occurs.  It also has a section to fill in the name of the employer's insurance carrier or the person who administers Workers' Compensation claims.

  

NO SMOKING POSTER  (effective 1/1/2008) (members only) The Smoke Free Illinois Act prohibits smoking in all places of employment and requires employers to post "no smoking" signs in the workplace and at every entrance.

• Equal Pay Act of 2003
  
  All covered employers are required to display, and keep displayed, a poster summarizing the major provisions of the Equal Pay Act of 2003. The poster must be displayed in a conspicuous place where employees can see it. 
  

All applicable posters listed above, PLUS

Summaries and totals of workplace injuries and illnesses must be posted between February 1 and April 30 of each year.

Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

Injury and Illness Incident Report

12 pages including instructions
 

• Exempt employers (those not subject to OSHA record keeping requirements)

 

Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) All covered employers are required to display, and keep displayed, a poster summarizing the major provisions of the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA). The poster also includes provisions of the Equal Pay Act of 2003, and must be displayed in a conspicuous place where employees can see it.

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

All covered employers are required to display, and keep displayed, a poster prepared by the U.S. Department of Labor summarizing the major provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and telling employees how to file a complaint. The poster must be displayed in a conspicuous place where employees and applicants for employment can see it. The poster must be displayed at all locations even if there are no eligible employees.

Where an employer's workforce is comprised of a significant portion of workers who are not literate in English, the employer shall be responsible for posting the notice in a language in which the workers are literate.

FMLA—Spanish

• FMLA Notice for Military Family Leave Amendments (optional posting) (2/21/08)

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a temporary notice titled "Notice Military Family Leave."  The notice is not mandatory and is for informational purposes only; it is not the final version of the revised FMLA posting notice.  The final version will not be released until the DOL finalizes the FMLA regulations. The new regulations and the final version of the poster are expected to be released in 90 to 120 days.  If posted, the temporary notice should be posted along with the current FMLA poster.

 

Notice to Employees Working on Government Contracts

Employers who perform work covered by the Walsh–Healy Public Contract Act (PCA) [for those engaged in government contracts in excess of $10,000] or the McNamara–O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) [for employers engaged in contracts with the U.S. or the District of Columbia in excess of $2,500 and subject to the Act] are required to post notice of compensation required (including, for service contracts, any applicable wage determination) in a prominent and accessible location at the worksite where it may be seen by all employees performing on the contract.

Davis–Bacon Act; for employers with public construction contracts in excess of $2,000

New poster requirement for federal contractors

 

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)

Each farm labor contractor, agricultural employer and agricultural association that employs any migrant agricultural worker shall post, and keep posted, in a conspicuous place at the place of employment a poster prepared by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that explains the rights and protections for workers required under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA).

NOTE:  This poster will print on two 8-1/2 x 11 pages.  The two printed pages must be taped or pasted together to form an 11 x 17-inch poster.

 

Notice to Workers with Disabilities Paid at Special Minimum Wages

Every employer of workers with disabilities under special minimum wage certificates authorized by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the McNamara–O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), and/or the Walsh–Healey Public Contracts Act (PCA) shall display a poster prescribed by the U.S. Department of Labor–Wage and Hour Division explaining the conditions under which special minimum wages may be paid. The poster shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the employer's premises where employees and the parents or guardians of workers with disabilities can readily see it.

NOTE:  The poster will print on two 8-1/2 x 11 pages.  The two printed pages must be taped or pasted together to form an 11 x 17-inch poster.

Notice to Workers—Spanish

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• Hand Washing Posters
  
  Hand washing posters for food service and restaurant employees
   

• Emergency Care For Choking  (poster opens slowly)

  This poster explains emergency care for choking victims. It must be posted in every food service facility, in a conspicuous location that is visible to patrons and employees.

• Construction Contractors

  The Employee Classification Act requires all employer/contractors and subcontractors that have one or more individuals not classified as employees (i.e., independent contractors) post this notice in the workplace and at each jobsite. The notice must be posted in English, Spanish and Polish beginning January 1, 2008.