LABOR LAW POSTINGS

In California, all employers must meet workplace posting obligations. Workplace postings are usually available at no cost from the requiring agency. The Department of Industrial Relations requires employers to post information related to wages, hours and working conditions in an area frequented by employees where it may be easily read during the workday. Additional posting requirements apply to some workplaces. For a list of available safety and health postings, visit the Cal/OSHA publications page.

Downloaded posters meet an employer’s legal obligation.

If you need more than five copies of any posting, or have questions about required postings, e-mail the California Department of Industrial Relations at Posting@dir.ca.gov or call (415) 703-5070.
You may also fax an order to (415) 703-5074.

PostingAdditional information and quantity neededWho must post
Notice of Inspection by Immigration Agencies

Also available in: Spanish
Pursuant to Labor Code section 90.2(a), employers are required to provide notice to employees of any inspection of I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms or other employment records by an immigration agency by posting a notice within 72 hours of receiving the notification of inspection. See also AB 450, which prohibits unfair immigration-related practices against a person exercising specified rights. Employee resources for immigration services can be found here.All employers
Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) wage ordersIWC wage orders regulate wages, hours and working conditions and are numbered by industry or occupation group.
Not sure which order you need? Use the alphabetical index of businesses and occupations to make that determination.
Thoroughbred Trainers must post Wage Order 10
Labor Code section 1183(d)
All employers
Minimum wage (state)Sets forth California's minimum wage and can be downloaded in English and Spanish.All employers
Paid sick leaveProvides information about paid sick leave entitlement and usage.
Assembly Bill 1522
All employers
Safety and health protection on the jobContains pertinent information regarding safety rules and regulations. Available in English and Spanish.
Labor Code section 6328, Poster print date: October 2017
All employers
Emergency phone numbersLists emergency responders' phone numbers.
Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Construction Safety Orders section 1512 (e)
All employers
Access to medical and exposure recordsProvides information about rights of employees working with hazardous/toxic substances. Available in English and Spanish.
Title 8, California Code of Regulations, General Industry Safety Order section 3204
All employers using hazardous or toxic substances
Operating Rules for Industrial TrucksEmployers using industrial trucks shall post and enforce a set of operating rules. Available in English and Spanish.
Title 8, California Code of Regulations, General Industry Safety Order section 3664; Poster print date: August 2011
Employers operating forklifts and other types of industrial trucks or tow tractors
Notice to employees--injuries caused by work (Two Pages - English & Spanish) Advises employees of workers' compensation benefits. Claims administrators and employers need to revise the notice they are currently using and send it to the DWC administrative director (Division of Workers' Compensation - Office locations) for review and approval or they may download and use this version.
NOTE: Employers may obtain professionally printed copies of the poster and workers' comp claim form from their claims administrator.
Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Division of Workers' Compensation section 9810
All employers
Notice of workers' compensation carrier and coverageStates the name of the employer's current compensation insurance carrier, or the fact that the employer is self-insured.
Obtain from your employer's workers' compensation insurance carrier.
Labor Code section 3550
All employers
Whistleblower protectionsMust be prominently displayed in lettering larger than size 14 type and include a list of employee rights and responsibilities under the whistleblower laws, including the telephone number of the whistleblower hotline maintained by the office of the California Attorney General. Available in English and Spanish.
Labor Code section 1102.8
All employers
No smoking signageSignage must be posted designating where smoking is prohibited/permitted in a place of employment. This law is enforced by local law enforcement agencies. (Al - I have a No Smoking sign Word doc that can be linked here.)
Labor Code section 6404.5(c)(1)
All employers
Log and summary of occupational injuries and illnesses
(Cal/OSHA form 300)
Form 300 is for logging recordable injuries, form 301 is for collecting details and form 300A is the annual summary form. All three forms are available in various downloadable formats with instructions on the Cal/OSHA publications page.
Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research sections 14300 et seq.
Employers with 11 or more employees in the previous year
Farm labor contractor statement of pay ratesReference DLSE poster 445. Must be displayed prominently where work is to be performed and on all vehicles used by the licensee for transportation of employees. Must be at least 12 inches high and 10 inches wide.
The downloaded version of this posting may not comply with the law as it may not be at least 12 inches high and 10 inches wide.
Labor Code section 1695(7)
Farm labor contractors licensed by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) (Notice for use by private and state employers)
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
38 U.S.C. 4334, 20 CFR 1002.
No citations or penalties for failure to notify. An individual could ask USDOL to investigate and seek compliance, or file a private enforcement action to require the employer to provide the notice to employees. Employers may provide the notice by posting it where employee notices are customarily placed. However, employers are free to provide the notice in other ways that will minimize costs while ensuring that the full text of the notice is provided (e.g., by distributing the notice by direct handling, mailing, or via electronic mail). The full text of the notice must be provided by each employer to persons entitled to rights and benefits under USERRA.
Notice to employeesAdvises employees of potential unemployment insurance, disability insurance and paid family leave insurance benefits. Obtained from the Employment Development Department, reference number DE 1857A, available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
(916) 322-2835
All employers
Notice to employees: unemployment insurance benefitsObtained from the Employment Development Department, reference number DE 1857D, available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
(916) 322-2835
All employers
Notice to employees: Disability Insurance (DI), and Paid Family Leave (PFL) programs.Obtained from the Employment Development Department, reference number DE 1858, DI and PFL only.
(916) 322-2835
All employers
Notice to employees: time off to voteNot less than 10 days before every statewide election, every employer shall keep posted conspicuously at the place of work, if practicable, or elsewhere where it can be seen as employees come or go to their place of work, a notice setting forth the provisions of section 14000. Available in English and Spanish.
Elections Code section 14001 et seq.
All employers
Equal employment opportunity is the lawIncludes Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) poster. Obtained from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
1 (800) 669-3362
All employers
Minimum wage (federal Fair Labor Standards Act)Obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor, reference number WH 1088.
(415) 744-5590
All employers
Notice: Employee Polygraph Protection ActObtained from the U.S. Department of Labor, reference number WH 1462. (415) 744-5590All employers
Family and Medical Leave Act (federal FMLA)The latest information can be obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor, reference number WH 1420. Also available in Spanish.
(415) 744-5590
All employers with 50 or more employees and all public agencies