How the Labor Laws Came to Be

Even though you might be used to having full respect and a load of rights as an employee, with all the labor law posters hanging about in the office informing you of all the rights you are entitled, things have not always been as such and the inconvenient truth is that many people had to be severely mistreated, and even died for us to get these rights that we have today. However, along with these rights that we have, there is actually a multitude of policies and regulations that all workers need to follow, somewhat depending on the type of industry they are working in and their employer of course. The employers however also have some obligations they need to follow, such as the law which states that they need to hang federal as well as state labor law posters which inform all of their employees of the rights which they have as well as the various regulations that they need to follow, most of them being for their own good. Also, even if at least one of the employees of the company is not able to speak English and speaks another language, then it is entirely the employer’s responsibility to have all these posters translated and displayed for the convenience of that one worker; everyone is entitled to their rights, whether they speak English or not.

While the posters you put largely depend on your industry and the State you are in, there are actually a few federal labor law posters which need to have a place on your wall as long as you are in the United States.

 The first of them is the Civil Rights Act, which is basically there to remind everyone that discrimination based on race or ethnic origin is unacceptable (sexual identity and orientation are soon to be included as well). Then there is the Equal Pay Act, which basically says that people working under the same conditions performing the same tasks have to be paid equally. More recently the Americans with Disabilities Act have entered into play along with a few other anti-discrimination acts, which basically prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities, or depending on their origin, citizenship, or age. There are even a couple of acts out there that prohibit discrimination against minorities based on their financial position, as well as against those who have declared bankruptcy in the past; long story short, workers have never been treated as well as they are today, mostly thanks to labor laws.