The Department of Labor (DOL) has just released its new, updated poster with amended Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules. Keep your eye out for the new poster, which replaces last year’s and provides notice to employees concerning updated regulations.
The FLSA requires that employees be paid at least the federal minimum wage (currently $7.25/hour), and provides that non-exempt employees may be entitled to received overtime compensation for hours worked in excess of 40 hours at a rate of one and one-half times their standard hourly wage.
Pursuant to law, any employer of employees subject to the FLSA’s minimum wage provisions must post, and keep posted, a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their establishments. While no specific poster size requirements exist, employees must be able to readily read it.
The revised poster contains notices concerning changes that affect how minimum wage is calculated, particularly for tipped workers.
Other required posters may include OSHA workplace safety, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Equal Employment Opportunity, Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act Notice, Employee Rights for Workers with Disabilities and your rights under USERRA.
For more information concerning these posters, or if your employer has not posted these guidelines concerning your rights, please contact the dedicated Atlanta workers rights lawyers at Buckley Beal, LLP for an immediate consultation.