State and federal laws impose numerous requirements and prohibitions on American businesses, but one of the most overlooked obligations for employers is the responsibility to conspicuously display various government labor law posters in the workplace.  The purpose of these labor law posters is to inform employees of their rights under applicable laws and provide information on how to report discrimination, wage and hour violations and other rights infringements to the government. 
 
While many employers do not readily embrace the idea of conspicuously posting information that tells their employees how to bring legal action against them, the obligation to display these notices is explicit in various labor laws and government regulations. ...

The City of Detroit recently settled an Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit filed by an employee who unsuccessfully sought a reasonable accommodation because a coworker's perfume made it difficult for her to breathe.

Now, one might conclude that a municipality may have more inclination to settle than fight since it's using OPM (other people's money), whereas a private employer might try to win in court.

However, with ADAAA (ADA Amendments Act) regulations coming soon (July), the woman's request for a reasonable accommodation and the city's rapid settlement both make sense.

The ADAAA defines disability as anything that limits a "major life activity," and breathing is certainly a major life activity. The employer might argue that in this case the...

ONTARIO, Calif.—Personnel Concepts, pacesetter in the labor law compliance poster industry, now offers a Puerto Rico Labor Law Poster in both Spanish and English to go along with its all-on-one state and federal poster solutions for the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii.

The Puerto Rico Space Saver-1 Labor Law Poster comes either laminated or plain and includes the Commonwealth’s required postings as well as U.S. government-mandated notifications.

"As a commonwealth, Puerto Rico has a unique relationship with the United States and replicates the labor laws that apply here in the U.S., but sometimes with their own implementing legislation," said Robert Leland, director of research for Personnel Concepts. “Some laws and postings are also unique to Puerto Rico in the same way...