Labor Law Updates

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) doesn't typically make headlines, but its fiscal year 2025 results are hard to ignore. The agency secured $660 million for workers, resolved more charges than the year before and set a record for pre-litigation recoveries. For employers, the story behind the numbers matters as much as the numbers themselves. The EEOC is handling more work, moving cases through faster and operating with greater efficiency than at any point in its 60-year history.

Keeping up with federal, state and local labor law posters is already a big undertaking. In certain industries, however, those standard postings are only the starting point. On top of them comes a whole additional layer of industry-specific labor law posters, which are so easy to miss that many companies fall out of compliance without realizing it. Here's how to determine if extra postings are necessary for your business, and which ones need to be included. 

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is revising the 'Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal' poster due to several executive orders. While the official release date has not yet been announced, employers should prepare to replace existing posters once the updated poster becomes available. This poster summarizes essential employee rights under federal anti-discrimination laws and must be displayed in the workplace by employers with 15 or more employees, as well as by federal contractors.

Up-to-date labor law posters are only part of the compliance picture for employers. You must also provide specific legal notifications, known as employee handouts, to keep employees informed of their rights and responsibilities. These requirements are growing, and they reach further than most employers expect.

Hourly employees don't stop being covered by wage, hour and posting laws when they work from home. If anything, remote work raises the stakes. Time tracking gets harder to verify, off-the-clock work becomes easier to miss and a single employee working across state lines can trigger a whole new set of requirements.

These eight remote worker compliance tips will help you avoid the legal complications that catch employers off guard.