Can You Have a Spanish Labor Law Poster?

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Many have asked the above question with most of them not getting a definite answer. But, can you really have a Spanish Labor Law Poster?

Yes, is the answer. However, there are some facts that must be known about using a Spanish Labor Law Poster

Labor Law Posters are posters that must be placed by an employer in conspicuous areas like lunch room, conference room etc. where employers frequently visit. And to have employer labor compliance, it is a must to follow the regulations guiding the postings as specified by the issuing bodies.

Among the regulations laid down by the issuing bodies has to do with the language used in the labor law poster. Some uses English while some uses Spanish. However, it all depends on the level of literacy of your employees and the Language spoken in that particular State.

Below are some of the few federal posting requirement that mention Spanish as the Poster Language:

  • It is a must that contractors dealing with the Federal Government to post the rights of their employees beneath the National Relations Act Notice using the language that employees speak the most, if the common language is not English
  • Ideally, OSHA does not require employers having Spanish-speaking employees to post Spanish Labor Law Posters but they do encourage it
  • For employers having employees that make use of an H-2A Visa, they must be provided with a poster that make use of the language that most of them understand as specified under the Immigration and Nationality Act
  • The Poster required only by agricultural employers must be in Spanish or any other language that the majority of the employees speaks and understand if they do not understand English Language
  • If your employees are equal to or more than fifty in numbers and majority of them are illiterate, it is a must that you should post the posters in any other language that majority of them understands

Also, depending on the State your business is located, you can also make use of Spanish as the language in your labor law poster. For Example

  • Employees in Arizona are provided with Workers Compensation Notice either in English or Spanish
  • Those in Washington D.C also do the same in the Notice speaking about Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness

Additionally, it is highly recommended that you should make your labor law poster in Spanish so far your business is located in a Spanish Speaking Countries even if most of your employees speaks and understand English Language. This is because, your posters are not only meant for your employees, they are also useful to applicants.

Most of the agencies around produce labor posters only in the English Language, which makes getting a Spanish Labor Law Poster somewhat time-consuming.

But thanks to Labor Law Compliance Center (https://www.laborlawcc.com/),  it is fast and affordable to get labor posters in English, Spanish, or both.  And you don’t have to worry about your location, they work all round the World.