January 1st is the most popular date for cities and states to revise their labor laws, requiring updates to workplace posters. Typical changes to watch for are state and city minimum wages, discrimination, OSHA and sick leave laws. These labor laws have mandatory posting requirements and failure to comply could result in penalties and fines. Ensuring that your organization is compliant with your local labor laws will reduce the risk of labor law violations.
In addition to cities and states, changes to federal labor laws can occur requiring all businesses to update their workplace posters. In 2023, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated the “Know Your Rights” poster and the federal Department of Labor (DOL) updated the “Employee Rights Under the FLSA” poster. Both of these notices have mandated posting requirements and noncompliance could result in penalties or fines. All of our complete labor law posters include these two federal labor law updates to ensure your workplace posters are in full compliance.
At LaborLawCenter, we monitor anticipated changes throughout the year and make sure that we keep a close eye on forthcoming legislation and laws expected to be amended. Below is a list of the upcoming mandatory labor law additions and updates by state that we are watching for 2024.
If your business operates in any of the states shown below, you will be required to display updated labor law compliance posters by January 1, 2024. One posting is required in each office location and you will typically need to display both English and Spanish versions. Spanish labor law posters are required when you have employees who speak Spanish as their primary language.
While workplace poster updates can (and do) come at any point throughout the year, January 1st is a good time to check that your business is starting the new year in full compliance. Check here to see if your business is compliant with all of the posting requirements for the states and cities in which your business operates.
2024 Labor Law Updates by State
STATE
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UPDATE DESCRIPTION
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DATE AVAILABLE
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PURCHASE
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Alaska |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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Arizona |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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California |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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Colorado |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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Connecticut |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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District of Columbia |
Paid Family Leave: Updated benefits.
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Ships Immediately
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Florida |
Minimum Wage: wage increase to $12.00 effective 9/30/23.
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Ships Immediately
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Illinois |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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Maine |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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Maryland |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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Massachusetts |
Paid Family Medical Leave: Benefits increase.
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Pending
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Michigan |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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Minnesota |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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Missouri |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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Nebraska |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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New Jersey |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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New Mexico |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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New York |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending | |
Ohio |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Ships Immediately
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Oregon |
Captive Audience: New poster requirement.
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Pending
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Pennsylvania |
Discrimination Notice: New Crown Act information to be added.
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Pending
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Rhode Island |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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Texas |
Discrimination Notice: New Crown Act information to be added.
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Pending
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Virginia |
VOSH: Virginia OSHA penalty amounts increase.
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Ships Immediately
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Vermont |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Ships Immediately
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Washington |
Paid Family and Medical Leave: Rates increase
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Pending
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Federal Contractors |
Minimum Wage: Wage increase effective 1/1/2024.
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Pending
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A majority of labor law updates usually take place at the end of the year, and go into effect January 1, 2024. However, you should be aware that laws also change throughout the year. Check out all of the labor law poster updates by state to stay up to date on the latest mandatory changes.
What You Can Do To Ensure Your Business is Compliant
- Visit the state and federal Department of Labor sites for the locations in which your business operates and print PDF versions of your posters for free. There are 15-20+ posters per state and federal requirements that can be printed individually. You will also be required to continuously monitor labor law changes for each posting. Remember, they can, and many do, update throughout the year.
- Order the 2024 labor law posters with us for $29.95– We compile all required state and federal posters plus OSHA into one, laminated 25″ x 39″ poster that’s backed by a compliance protection guarantee for up to $25,000 of fines covered. We’ll also send you an email alert when there is a mandatory update that requires new posters. You will have the responsibility of ordering and posting the new posters.
- Order the 2024 labor law poster with compliance protection plan for $77.94– As updates can happen throughout the year, we will automatically ship you new posters every time an update takes place at no cost, or limitations to the number of updates, for the next 12 months. This is our most popular plan for busy employers that want to take the year-long guesswork out of labor law compliance. The plan auto renews at the end of each 12-month cycle, but you have the option to opt out of renewals at any time.