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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. 

 

 
ALL EMPLOYERS:

 

  • Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law

    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).
     
  • Notice of Protection

    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

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  

    All employers must post a notice in the workplace informing employees of their rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). 
 
  • Notice to Workers About Unemployment Insurance Benefits (Illinois Department of Employment Security [IDES])

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.

  • Notice to Employees of Workers' Compensation Coverage (Illinois Industrial Commission [IIC])

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 

    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. (effective 1/1/2008)  

 
EMPLOYERS WITH
4 OR MORE
EMPLOYEES
:

 

All applicable posters listed above, PLUS

 

  • 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. 
 
EMPLOYERS WITH
11 OR MORE
EMPLOYEES
:

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
 

 
EMPLOYERS WITH
50 OR MORE
EMPLOYEES
:
All applicable posters listed above, PLUS

 
  • 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. 

All covered employers are required to display, and keep displayed, a poster prepared by the U.S. Department of Labor summarizing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). 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 is responsible for posting the notice in a language in which the workers are literate.

PLUS: in addition to the above poster, employers must provide a written copy of this general notice to employees by either including it in an employee handbook or distributing a copy of the notice to each new employee upon hiring.

FMLA—Spanish

 
EMPLOYERS WITH
GOVERNMENT
CONTRACTS
:

All applicable posters listed above, PLUS

 
  • 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.

  • Notice to Employees

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

  • Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (replaces Beck poster)

    Pursuant to Executive Order 13496, beginning on June 21, 2010, Federal contractors and subcontractors must notify employees about their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Posting requirement applies to federal contractors with contracts of $100,000 and subcontracts of $10,000 or more.

  • E-Verify and Right to Work Posters

    Federal contractors that are awarded a new contract after September 8, 2009, for $100,000 or more (or subcontracts exceeding $3,000) with a performance period of 120 days or more are required to use the online E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of their workers. Contractors are required under the rules of the program to post the E-Verify Poster and the Right to Work Poster.

 
EMPLOYERS
WHO USE
MIGRANT AND
SEASONAL
AGRICULTURAL
WORKERS
:
All applicable posters listed above, PLUS

 
  • 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.

 
EMPLOYERS OF
WORKERS
WITH
DISABILITIES
PAID AT SPECIAL
MINIMUM WAGES

 

All applicable posters listed above, PLUS

 
  • 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

 


MISCELLANEOUS
POSTERS

 

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   Miscellaneous posters apply to certain employers, as applicable:
 
  • Hand Washing Posters

    Hand washing posters for food service and restaurant employees

     

  • Emergency Care For Choking  

    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. 

     

  • H-2A Poster

    Businesses that employ H-2A workers are required to display the H-2A poster, "Employee Rights Under The H-2A Program," where employees can readily see it.
     


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