Below are required communications by the New York State Department of Labor:
Topic | Statute | Poster | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Veterans’ Benefits & Services | New York State Labor Law | Effective January 1, 2023, all public and private New York State employers with more than 50 full-time employees are required to display the Veterans’ Benefits & Services poster in a conspicuous place accessible to employees in the workplace. | |
Retaliatory action by employers; prohibition | New York State Labor Law | Every employer shall inform employees of their protections, rights and obligations regarding retaliation, by posting a notice in a place customarily frequented by employees. | Notice of Employee Rights, Protections, and Obligations |
Construction Industry Fair Play Act | New York State Labor Law | Construction industry employers must post a notice about the Fair Play Act on the job site. Workers must be able to see and access the posting. | |
Criminal Convictions Records | New York State Labor Law | Use of correctional records for employment. As of February 1, 2009, employers must post a copy of Article 23-A of the correction law relating to the employment of people with a criminal conviction. Workers must be able to see and access the posting. | |
Discrimination | New York State Human Rights Law (Executive Law, Article 15) | Discrimination based on Race, Creed, Age, Color, Disability, National Origin, Sex or Marital Status is Prohibited... (in English and Spanish) | New York State Division of Human Rights 1-718-741-8459 |
Minimum Wage | New York State Labor Law | Attention Employees Minimum Wage Information Every employer engaged in the sale or service of food or beverages must post BOTH of the following: LS 605 - Deductions from Wages (Section 193 of the NYS Labor Law). LS 204 Tip Appropriation (Section 196-d of the NYS Labor Law). | New York State Department of Labor, Division of Labor Standards |
Safety & Health* | New York State Labor Law | Job Safety & Health Protection Same as federal requirement. Public employers must post "You have a right to know! " | |
Public Work / Prevailing Wage Rates | New York State Labor Law Article 8 | The current Prevailing Rate Schedule must be:
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Unemployment Insurance | New York State Unemployment Insurance Law | Notice to Employees (IA 133) | New York State Department of Labor, Registration Subsection State Office Building Campus Albany, NY 12226 Phone: (518) 485-8589 Fax: (518) 485-8010 |
Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits | New York State Workers' Compensation Law | Notice of Compliance (White) for Workers' Compensation Notice of Compliance (Blue) For Disability Benefits | Supplied by employer's insurance carrier. |
Smoking | New York State Clean Indoor Air Act | Employers must post "No Smoking" signs or the international "No Smoking" symbol in every place where the act prohibits or restricts smoking. | For more information on the Clean Indoor Air Act, visit the NYS Department of Health website or call 518-402-7600 or 1-800-458-1158. |
Mandatory Nurse Overtime | New York State Labor Law Section 167 | Health Care Employers are required to make their Nurse Coverage Plan available to all nursing staff by posting in a location accessible to all nursing staff, or using any means to make it available to all nursing staff. | Part 177 pursuant to Section 167 |
Fringe Benefits and Hours | New York State Labor Law Section 195.5 | Every employer shall notify its employees in writing or by publicly posting the employer's policy on sick leave, vacation, personal leave, holidays and hours. | Guidelines; Notice Requirements for Fringe Benefits and Hours LS 606 |
Expression of Breastmilk | New York State Labor Law Section 206-c | Employers shall provide written notification of the provision of Labor Law § 206-c to employees returning to work following the birth of a child of their right to take unpaid leave to express breast milk. Notice may be provided individually to affected employees, or to all employees in an employee handbook, or by posting in a central location. | Guidelines Regarding the Rights of Nursing Mothers to Express Breast Milk in the Work Place LS 702 |
Equal Pay | New York State Labor Law Section 194 | No employer shall pay an employee at a rate less than the rate at which an employee of the opposite sex is paid for equal work performed in the same establishment. | Equal Pay Provision LS 603 |
Sexual Harassment | New York State Labor Law Section 201-g | Every employer shall provide its employees, in writing, a copy of their Sexual Harassment Prevention policy. This policy is to include annual sexual harassment prevention training. | |
Notice of Pay | New York State Labor Law Section 195.1 | Every employer shall provide to its employees in writing, in English and in the primary language of the employee, a notice containing their rate of pay and pay day. | Wage Theft Prevention Act P 715 |
Posting of Hours for Minors | New York State Labor Law Section 144 | An employer shall make a schedule for all minors employed by the employer, setting forth the hours of beginning and stopping and the time allowed for meals, which shall be kept conspicuously posted in each establishment where such persons are employed. | Color-Coded Scheduling Poster for Employers Sample Work Schedule for Employers Printable Work Schedule for Employers Permitted Working Hours for Minors LS 171 |