New Poster Requirements for Private Employers
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a Final Rule requiring most private-sector employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act by posting a notice. The poster was originally required to be posted in the workplace on November 14, 2011. The posting requirement has been delayed to April 30, 2012.
Similar postings of workplace rights are required under other federal workplace laws. The 11-by-17-inch notice is similar in content and design to a notice of NLRA rights that must be posted by federal contractors under a Department of Labor rule.
The notice of rights is provided at no charge by NLRB regional offices or can be downloaded from the Board website and printed in color or black-and-white. Translated versions are available and must be posted at workplaces where at least 20% of employees are not proficient in English.
Employers must also post the notice on an intranet or an internet site if personnel rules and policies are customarily posted there.
Please click here for additional information about the notice, including some FAQ's.
Please note the poster is required to be 11 x 17 inches, in color or in black-and-white. When printing to full size, be sure to set your printer output to 11 x 17. Or you may print the two 8.5 x 11 pages and tape them together. Below are links to the English version posters.
English version:
Employee Rights under the NLRA poster, two-page 8.5 x 11 version (pdf)
Employee Rights under the NLRA poster, 11 x 17 version (pdf)
