LAFAYETTE, Calif. - (Business Wire) A new version of the required
“Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law
” poster has been issued by the U.S. Department of Labor
’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
The updated EEO poster has a revision date of August 2008 and must be posted by employers with 15 or more employees. It includes new information about religious discrimination, an expanded definition of discrimination on the basis of sex to include pregnancy and sexual harassment, and an expanded definition of “equal work” regarding payment of wages to women and men.
Other changes are new information on meeting timelines for filing discrimination charges and a language change regarding reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities.
The section of the poster that applies to private employers is required under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, both enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
This poster is also required for state and local governments and education institutions that employ 15 or more individuals, as well as certain federal contractors and programs receiving federal financial assistance.
To stay in compliance for the time being you can order an all-on-one federal poster OR you can choose the permanent solution favored by many HR managers -- our 1-Year Compliance Protection at secure.postercompliance.com/index.php?crn=54&rn=238&action=show_detail
Poster Compliance Center of Lafayette, California, is a leading publisher of all-in-one labor law posters for both state and federal labor laws. The company, which has been in business since 1991, publishes labor law posters for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as specialty workplace and safety posters.
For further compliance posting information, contact Poster Compliance Center at 800-322-3636 or go to www.postercompliance.com.
Poster Compliance Center
Anne Loveton-Jones, Research Manager, 800-322-3636
alovetonjones@postercompliance.com
