The enforcement of the labor laws is mainly in the hands of different agencies of the United States Department of Labor, supplemented by various states’ Labor Department and their agencies enforcing their own labor laws and regulations in their locality. The Department of Labor agencies such as Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Wage and Hour Division, Federal Contract Compliance Program, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Employment and Training Administration, Veterans Employment and Training Service are given specific responsibilities for the enforcement of specific labor laws based on the statutes and regulations. It is based on these laws that various labor law posters are release for employers to place at conspicuous places for easy access by employees to be able to familiarize themselves with the terms, conditions, and regulations guiding their employment.
The penalties for the violation of the conditions of labor law posters and the laws and conditions stated in them vary according to the different kind of posters due to the stipulations in the enabling laws. The only way for employers of labor to avoid damaging lawsuits and unnecessary penalties is to comply and be always abreast of current aggregate labor posters that affect them.
Using the state of Colorado as an example, apart from the federal labor posters which apply to all states, the Colorado labor law posters includes: Minimum Wage Law; Anti Discrimination Law in Employment, Housing, and Places of public Accommodation; Unemployment Insurance; Wage Payment Law; Employee Rights Are Protected. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is mainly responsible for the enforcement of these labor posters.
A state like Ohio also has it own labor law posters that are: the public sector Safety and Health Protection on the Job, Fair Employment, Minimum Wage, Minor Labor Laws, Employment Compensation Notice, and Employee Rights are Protected. The Division of Industrial Compliance and Labor: Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration under the State of Ohio Department of Commerce is responsible for the Ohio labor law poster.
Given the wide range of penalties attached to the contravention of the requirements for the posting of labor law posters and the laws themselves, the numerous federal and states agencies responsible for their enforcement are well armed and position to deal with any infringement in other to safeguard the rights of all stakeholders for a better workplace.
Indeed, the constant updating of the labor posters will keep all employees, employers, and applicants on their toes on the limit of their rights and privileges.
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