HOUSTON (January 4, 2007) – “Business owners and corporations across the country should place labor-law compliance high on their 2007 agendas to avoid fines and penalties associated with failing to post state and federally mandated notices to their employees.” That warning was issued today by a firm that supplies All-in-One Labor LawÓ posters to more than 90,000 companies across the nation.
According to Mark Haag, vice resident and co-founder of the Houston-based Federal Wage and Labor Law Institute, far too many businesses are unaware that they may already be in violation of statutory changes that went into effect in 14 states in 2006 increasing the minimum base wages or amending other labor laws. “On January 1, another 13 states upped the hourly wage for employees, and it is expected that the U.S. Congress will take similar action on a federal level as early as the first quarter of 2007,” said Haag. [Visit www.fwlli.com/recentchanges.cfm for a full list.]
“What too many employers fail to realize is that every time a state legislature or Congress changes even a small nuance of a key labor law, they may be required to provide notice in a visible location. More often than not, that notification must appear in both English and Spanish,” he added.
Haag and partner Gerald Woolf founded the Federal Wage and Labor Law Institute (FWLLI) 18 years ago to help businesses stay on top of rapidly changing compliance requirements that—if not posted in a timely manner—can result in fines and penalties. “For businesses with operations in several states, keeping up with vastly differing regulatory requirements can be time-consuming and expensive if they have to hire people just to monitor changes and ensure that posters are up to date,” said Woolf, an attorney and president of FWLLI. “Our company focuses on monitoring state and federal labor laws and furnishing our customers the posters they need for every location in which they operate, thus saving them time, money and the accompanying headaches associated with being identified as a labor law violator,” he added.
FWLLI lists among its 90,000 customers such companies as Hollywood Video, Blockbuster, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Sears, Sonic, HCA Hospitals, and Barnes and Noble. “Our large customers appreciate the fact that we notify them whenever a change occurs and that we can customize posters with their own recognizable brand,” said Haag. “But it is equally rewarding for us to serve small businesses,” he added. “Sometimes ensuring that a company will not face the ramifications of non-compliance is the difference between surviving and going out of businesses.”
The Federal Wage Labor Law Institute’s full array of services and information about poster requirements in all 50 states is available online at www.fwlli.com <http://www.fwlli.com/> or by calling 1-800-767-9243 (U.S. and Canada), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CST).
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