Aside from Fashion Posters, Labor Law Posters Also Exist in New York

       New York. The city famous for being technologically advanced. The city known for diversity of people. The city for the people looking for wide range of opportunities. The city as the lounge of fashion industry.  Yes, New York had made it through and achieved the success that still developing countries are aiming for.

       New York, in the map, may be a little city as compared to Texas but do not underestimate its small size and carrying capacity. People had successfully combated the smallness of the city. Skyscrapers were built all around the city to give shelter to millions of inhabitants living there. Skyscrapers are very tall buildings which consist of a large number of rooms to serve as new kind of home to the people there.

       Everyday, thousands of migrants left their home country to go to New York and hopefully find their lucky star there. Many of them look for a job that will help them to provide not only their needs but the needs of their families as well. They look for a job that will bring the success they want to achieve for a very long time. They look for a job that will define them.

       Interestingly, it is not only high-end fashion and luxurious products are posted in the posters in New York. Labor law posters also exist in the city. These posters aim to reach out to employees and give them the information about their labor and employment rights. The purpose of these posters is to for the employees to know and fully understand legal rights most especially regarding to their salary, workplace safety, and discrimination.

       Every employer in New York must comply with this state labor law posters and federal labor law posters. If a company fails to do so, certain penalties await them and will be expose other liabilities. Their employees can also sue them for not doing so.

       New York labor law posters must cover the following set of topics.

1. Unemployment Insurance
2. Workers' Compensation
3. Disability Benefits Law
4. Minimum Wage Information
5. Discrimination
6. Laws Governing the Employment of Minors (Child Labor)
7. Fringe Benefits
8. Time Allowed to Vote
9. Job Safety and Health Protection
10. Right to Know
11. Smoking Notices
12. Standards fro Protection against Radiation
13. Deduction from Wages
14. Tip Appropriation
15. New York Correction Law Article 23-A

It is important to know laws and rights especially in a foreign land. Having knowledge, even though it is very few, will definitely change something. It would be a lot more fun working if you know your legal rights.