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Federal Requirements

This document provides direct links to the workplace posters employers are required to display under federal law. These posters, including official translated versions, are created and updated by government agencies. Employers must also comply with all applicable state posting requirements.

Employers must display required posters in a public place where employees can easily access them. While most posters apply to all employers, some may apply to specific industries or employers of a certain size. Employers can review each poster description to determine whether they are required to display that particular poster.

New and Updated Posters

  • The FMLA employee rights poster was updated in April 2023.
  • Minimum Wage poster was updated April 2023.
  • EEOC “Know Your Rights” poster was updated to include Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) effective June 27, 2023.

Employers Subject to Specific laws

Employee Rights Under The H-2B Program Poster

Required for employers with temporary, non-immigrant nonagricultural labor or service workers who work under the H-2B program.

English | Spanish

E-Verify Participation Poster

Required for employers participating in the E-Verify program.

English/Spanish

Family And Medical Leave Poster

Required for public agencies, elementary and secondary schools, and private employers with 50 or more employees. A new version of the English poster was published in 2023, but replacing the previous version is not required.

English | Spanish

Job Safety and Health Protection Poster

Required for employers regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Employers in states with an OSHA-approved state plan must display the state version of this poster

English | Spanish | Additional languages

Minimum Wage Poster

Required for employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Employers may legibly and appropriately modify the notice as necessary if all their workers are exempt from FLSA requirements.

English | Spanish | Additional languages

Polygraph Protection Poster

Required for employers engaged in commerce (including the production of goods for commerce). Does not apply to federal, state and local governments, or to circumstances covered by the national defense and security exemption.

English | Spanish

Right To Work Poster

Required for employers participating in E-Verify this anti-discrimination notice issued by the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the Department of Justice.

English/Spanish  

Uniformed Services Employment Poster

Required for employers with employees entitled to the rights and benefits offered by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

English

Workers With Disabilities Poster

Required for employers with employees who work under special minimum wage certificates. Employers may choose to provide a handout with this information directly to affected employees if posting a public notice would be inappropriate.

English | Spanish

Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal Poster

Required for (1) private employers with at least 15 employees who worked for the employer for at least twenty calendar weeks (in this year or last) (2) federal contractors with at least $10,000 in federal contracts, (3) financial institutions that issue and pay U.S. savings bonds or notes, (4) depositories of federal funds, (5) entities with government bills of lading and (6) all federal agencies.

English | Spanish | Additional Languages

Federal Contractors

Government Construction (DBA) Poster

Required for contractors and subcontractors engaged in contracts in excess of $2,000 for federally assisted construction projects.

English

Minimum Wage Poster (Executive Order 13658)

Required for (1) procurement contracts covered by the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) that exceed $2,000; (2) contracts covered by the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contracts Act (SCA) that exceed $2,500; (3) concessions contracts; and (4) contracts in connection with federal property or lands and related to offering services for federal employees, their dependents, or the general public.

English

Notice to Employees Working on Government Contracts Under the Public Contracts Act or SCA

Required for contractors or subcontractors engaged in a contract with the United States or the District of Columbia in excess of $2,500

English | Spanish

Paid sick leave (Executive Order 13706)

Applies to:

  • procurement contracts covered by the DBA
  • Service contracts covered by the SCA
  • Concessions contracts: and
  • Contracts in connection with federal property or lands and related to offering services for federal employees, their dependents or the general public.

English

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster

Required for contracts over $10,000 in government business in one year. Employers covered by Executive Order 11246, as amended, are also required to include the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision in employee manuals and handbooks. Posting may be accomplished electronically or by posting a copy of the provision in conspicuous places available for employees and applicants.

English

Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

Notice must be posted in plants and offices where employees covered by the NLRA perform contract-related activity. Poster must be at least 11 x 17 inches.

English | Spanish | Additional Languages

Agricultural Employers

The following posters are required for agricultural employers:

Migrant & Seasonal Worker Protection

Employers may also have to display housing terms and conditions for the entire length of the workers’ stay.

English/Spanish | Additional Languages

Minimum Wage Poster

English | Spanish

Employee Rights Under H-2A Program

English | Spanish