The National Labor Relations Board has issued a “Required” poster that is says must be posted no later than April 30, 2012, along with all the other employment law posters you are required to display by the federal government and the State of California.
To obtain a copy of the poster or for more information from the Federal Government, see: http://www.nlrb.gov/poster.
There are a set of documents which can make a California employer’s life easier, safer and protect his/her bottom line. The vital ones include:
For example, the national and California laws ask employers about discrimination in hiring; so, it is important to know who has applied for a job with your company, and to be able to show you did not ask improper, discriminatory questions in the hiring process.
Many small employers focus so much on their operations that they may neglect compliance with employment laws, thinking that “nothing bad will ever happen to me”.
The latest report from California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing regarding employment discrimination claims filed in 2008-2009 may give them cause for concern.
The most frequent sized employers receiving complaints were those with from 16-50 employees, and employers with from six to 15 employees received almost as many discrimination complaints as employers with 50 or more employees.
One of my father’s best friends was a master carpenter, who often said, “measure twice, cut once.” He produced beautiful cabinets and other work, used resources efficiently and had loyal clients.
At the start of a new year, employers would benefit from following this same advice as they post the new 2011 employment posters at their work sites.
Measure whether you are following the many Federal and California employment laws which apply to your business.
It seems every year California employers need to buy new posters to keep up with changing Federal and State employment laws, and 2011 is no exception. This year the Cal/OSHA poster has changed, and we just had a change October 8, 2010 in the required workers’ compensation poster.
National leader in labor law, risk management and human resources solutions, Don Dressler, has been designing customized HR packages that significantly reduce workers compensation costs, protect employers from non-compliance, while providing effective worker training solutions to southern California companies for more than twenty years.
