Update Workplace Posters for New Year 2016

Author: Marta Moakley, XpertHR Legal Editor

Many states and municipalities recently have added or updated workplace posters to reflect changes to or additions of minimum wage, paid sick leave and other employee-notification requirements.

An employer should review the new and updated posters listed below to be sure its workplace posters are up to date for the new year.

Although the minimum wage rates held steady in a number of states, in some instances employers must replace the current poster in order to reflect the correct year. However, some states incorporate changes affecting multiple years into one poster. For example, Arkansas incorporates changes spanning three years into its current poster, so an employer may not need to change the poster until January 1, 2018. Similarly, minimum wage posters for California, Hawaii, Nebraska, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia may not need to be replaced because they already contain information regarding 2016 wage requirements.

For more in-depth coverage, XpertHR provides its Federal Workplace Labor and Employment Law Posters chart with corresponding State Workplace and Employment Law Posters charts.

The Employment Law Manual, Quick Reference and Policies and Documents Tools will continue to be updated as additional changes to federal and state notice requirements become effective.

1 Please note that it is not yet clear if San Jose, California; Bernalillo County, New Mexico; Montana or New Jersey will issue new notices for 2016.

2 Employers must provide notice to employees and prominently display posters on the new minimum wage increase by December 15, 2015.

3 The Colorado Division of Labor has released a proposed wage order for 2016. An updated poster is expected soon.

4 Pittsburgh's paid sick leave notice-posting requirements have been delayed due to litigation. The current stipulated date of implementation is March 11, 2016.