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Required Posters

Leave some space on your walls...the government requires you to post the notices included here. Before hanging them on your wall, read them and if you have questions, call the number on the poster or the office listed below.

Equal Opportunity		Federal Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law Poster Guarantees fair employment for handicapped workers and Vietnam veterans, and prohibits discrimination due to age (40 or older), sex, racial or national origin. Questions: To order a free poster online, visit http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/poster.cfm or call (800) 669-3362. For discrimination information, visit http://www.eeoc.gov/ or call the Federal Equal Opportunity Employment Commission Office at (800) 669-4000. California Harassment or Discrimination in Employment is Prohibited Poster Prohibits harrassment, discrimination in age (40 years or older), sex, race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability (including AIDS), medical condition, marital status or denial of family care leave. Click here for the poster. Questions: Call California Department Fair Employment and Housing at (800)884-1684.

Safety		Cal/OSHA Safety and Health Protection on the Job Poster An overview of the safety requirements, inspections and complaint procedures. Poster/Questions? Click here for the poster. For information and phone numbers see Cal/OSHA Occupational and Safety Act. Notice to Employees: Injuries Caused by Work This notice explains employee rights if they are injured on the job. Questions? California Department of Industrial Relations at (800) 736-7401. Notice of Workers Compensation Carrier This poster is provided by your workers compensation carrier. It notifies employees of workers compensation benefits and procedures. Poster/Questions? Call your workers compensation carrier. Sexual Harassment is Forbidden by Law brochure Prohibits sexual harassment and establishes a procedures for handling complaints. Poster/Questions? Click here for the brochure. For questions, call the California Department Fair Employment and Housing at (800)884-1684. Whistleblowers Notice California employers are not allowed to retaliate against employees who report violations of state or federal laws. Poster/Questions? Click here for the poster. For questions, contact the California State Attorney General's Whistleblower Hotline at 1-800-952-5225. California Family Rights Act Fact Sheet: Unpaid Family Leave (50 employees or more) Allows employees to take unpaid leaves for a birth, adoption or serious illness within the family. Employers must continue any employee benefits and in most cases, must reinstate the employee at the end of the leave. Please read the fact sheet for specific details. Questions? Click here for a Fact Sheet and information on pregnancy disability leave. For further information, call the Department of Fair Employment and Housing at (800) 884-1684. Emergency Telephone Numbers A form to post emergency telephone numbers. Poster: Click here for the poster.

Unemployment, Disability and Paid Family Leave		California Unemployment and Disability Benefits Poster Advises employees how to apply for unemployment and disability benefits. Poster/Questions? Click here for the poster. For questions, call the California Employment Development Department at (888) 745-3886 or (916) 654-7041. Click here for employee information concerning how to file claims.

Minimum Wage and Pay		California Minimum Wage Poster Advises employees of the minimum wage in California. Poster/Questions? Click here for the poster. For questions, visit http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/dlse.html or call the California Division of Labor Standards Office at (415) 703-4810. Federal Minimum Wage Poster This poster must be posted, but the information only applies if state standards do not exist or are lower than federal standards. Poster/Questions? Click here for the poster. For information, visit http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages/minimumwage.htm or call the US Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration. Pay Day Notice Advises employees of pay policies and dates Poster/Questions? Click here for the poster.

Working conditions		Industrial Welfare Commission Poster Advises employers and employees of special minimum wage and other labor standards for your industry. Click below for the poster, or visit http://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/WageOrderIndustries.htm Manufacturing Personal Services Canning, Freezing and Preserving Professional, Technical, Clerical, Mechanical & Similar Occupations Public Housekeeping (provides meals, housing or maintenance services to the public) Laundry, Linen Supply, Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Mercantile Industries Handling Products After Harvest Transportation Amusement and Recreation Broadcasting Motion Picture Industries Preparing Agricultural Products for Market, on the Farm Agricultural Occupations Household Occupation Certain On-Site Occupations in the Construction, Drilling, Logging and Mining Industries Miscellaneous Employees Questions? For questions, visit http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/dlse.html or call (415)703-5070.

Other		Rights of Employees who have, will or are serving in Military Employers may not discriminate or retaliate against any employee who has, will or is serving in the military. If you offer health insurance coverage, employees have the right to continue the existing coverage for up to 24 months while in the military. Poster (or notice given to employee)/Questions? Click here for the poster. For more information, visit or call (800) 336-4590. Time Off for Voting Employees may have up to two hour at the beginning or end of their regular work day to vote, without loss of pay. Poster/Questions? Click here for the poster. For more information, visit http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_tov.htm or call the California Secretary of State's Office at (916) 657-2166. Polygraph Protection Poster Generally excludes employers from requiring or requesting employees to take lie detector tests before or during employment. Allows polygraph testing for specific industries or where someone is reasonably suspected of workplace theft or embezzlement. Poster/Questions? To obtain the poster, visit http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppa.htm. Questions? Call the Federal Department of Labor at 866-4USWAGE.

Not contained in the Tools for Business		Toxic or hazardous materials notices Community right to know, hazard communication requirements, access to medical exposure records. For information and phone numbers see Cal/OSHA Occupational and Safety Act. Federal Family Medical Leave Act poster for businesses with 50 or more employees.