Required Labor Law Posters for All 50 States

By Lisa Matthews, General Manager and Business Compliance Advisor at Next Step Filings. form your LLC with Next Step Filings.

A labor law poster is a notice that all employers in the United States are required to display in a place where employees can see it. These posters summarize key employment rights under federal and state law, including minimum wage, workplace safety, family and medical leave, and anti-discrimination protections. The Department of Labor and individual state labor agencies mandate that these posters be displayed at all worksites, including both physical offices and, for remote employees, distributed electronically.

For LLC owners, especially those with employees, compliance with labor law poster requirements is a legal obligation that carries fines for non-compliance. The specific poster requirements vary by state and by the size of your business, but the core obligation to post these notices in a conspicuous location where employees can readily see them is uniform across all fifty states. This guide breaks down exactly what your LLC needs, by state, so you can check your compliance quickly and accurately.

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Federal Required Posters: The Baseline for All Businesses

Before we dive into state-by-state requirements, it is important to understand the federal baseline. The following federal posters are required for virtually every business with at least one employee, and you must display the most current version of each. If you only have contractors and no W-2 employees, some federal poster requirements may not apply, but the moment you hire your first employee, compliance becomes mandatory.

1. Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law (EEOC)
This poster informs employees of their rights under federal anti-discrimination laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Equal Pay Act. Covered employers include those with 15 or more employees for most provisions. The poster must be displayed in a location where applicants and employees can see it. The most current version is available on the EEOC website.

2. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Minimum Wage Poster
Required for any employer with at least one employee subject to the FLSA, this poster explains federal minimum wage requirements, overtime pay rules, child labor restrictions, and the rights of nursing mothers to reasonable break time and a private space for expressing breast milk. The current federal minimum wage poster includes specific wage and hour provisions that you must display in your workplace. The most recent version is available from the Department of Labor website.

3. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Poster
Required for all private employers covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which includes most businesses with employees. This poster outlines employee rights under OSHA, including the right to a safe workplace, the right to report workplace hazards, and the right to request an OSHA inspection without retaliation. The poster must be displayed in a place where all employees can see it. Unlike some other federal posters, the OSHA poster is required regardless of how many employees you have, as long as you are covered by the OSH Act. The current version is on the OSHA website.

4. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster
Required for employers with 50 or more employees within 75 miles. If your LLC has fewer than 50 employees, this poster is not required. However, if you grow past that threshold, you must display the FMLA poster explaining employees' rights to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons. Covered employers must also provide general notice about the FMLA in employee handbooks or other written guidance. The current poster can be found on the Department of Labor FMLA site.

5. Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster
Required for all employers covered by the Act, which includes virtually any business engaged in interstate commerce. The EPPA poster explains that employers are generally prohibited from requiring or requesting lie detector tests of employees or applicants and from retaliating against someone who refuses to take such a test. The current version is on the Department of Labor EPPA site.

6. Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Poster
Required for all employers regardless of size. This poster explains the rights of employees who serve in the uniformed services, including the right to be reemployed in their civilian jobs after military service. There is no size threshold for this requirement: if you have employees, you must post it. The Department of Labor provides the USERRA poster on its website.

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State-By-State Labor Law Poster Requirements

Every state has its own labor law poster requirements that supplement and in many cases exceed federal requirements. In fact, many state law posters are required for businesses with as few as one employee. If you operate in multiple states with employees physically located in more than one jurisdiction, you may need to display the posters for each applicable state and city. The civil penalties for willful violations often exceed the cost and effort of staying compliant many times over.

The following list covers the key state-level poster requirements in all fifty states based on information provided by the relevant state labor agencies. This list focuses on five major state poster categories: state minimum wage, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, anti-discrimination, and additional state-specific workplace notices. As state requirements change, always verify the most current version of each poster through your state labor agency before posting.

Alabama

• Workers' Compensation Notice: Required for all employers with five or more employees. Must explain workers' compensation coverage and the procedures for reporting workplace injuries. Available through the Alabama Department of Labor.
• Unemployment Compensation Poster: Required for all employers subject to Alabama unemployment insurance law. Explains how employees can file for unemployment benefits and the eligibility requirements.
• Child Labor Poster: Required for employers who employ minors under the age of 18. Summarizes Alabama child labor laws including restrictions on hours and occupations.

Alaska

• Minimum Wage Summary Poster: Required for all employers. Displays the current Alaska minimum wage and explains exemptions and overtime requirements.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Alaska employers with one or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers. Provides information about unemployment benefits including how to file a claim.
• Safety and Health Protection on the Job Poster: Alaska's state equivalent of the federal OSHA poster. Required for all public and private employers in the state.

Arizona

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Arizona employers. Arizona has its own minimum wage rate separate from the federal rate, and the poster must display the current state rate.
• Workers' Compensation Notice: Required for all employers subject to the Arizona Workers' Compensation Act.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers in Arizona.
• Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act Poster: Arizona requires a separate poster explaining employees' rights to paid sick leave under the state's mandatory sick leave law.

Arkansas

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Arkansas employers with four or more employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for most Arkansas employers with three or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all employers covered under the Arkansas Employment Security Law.

California

• Minimum Wage Order (MW-2026): Required for all California employers regardless of size. California has some of the most complex and detailed wage and hour poster requirements in the country, and the poster must include current wage rates, overtime rules, meal and rest break requirements, and reporting time pay provisions.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all California employers.
• Unemployment Insurance and State Disability Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers. Explains both unemployment and SDI benefits.
• Paid Family Leave Poster: Required for all California employers regardless of size.
• Paid Sick Leave Poster: Required for all employers. Explains employees' rights to accrue and use paid sick leave under California's Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act.
• Safety and Health Protection on the Job Poster: California's Cal/OSHA poster. Required for all employers in California.
• Notice to Employees: Injuries Caused by Work Poster: Required for all employers. Explains the workers' compensation claim process including the right to predesignate a personal physician.
• Whistleblower Protection Poster: Required for all employers. Summarizes protections for employees who report legal violations.
• Transgender Rights in the Workplace Poster: Required for all employers with five or more employees. Explains protections under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Colorado

• Minimum Wage Order Poster: Required for all Colorado employers. Colorado's minimum wage is indexed annually, so the poster must be updated each year.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all employers with one or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Healthy Families and Workplaces Act Poster: Required for all employers. Colorado requires paid sick leave, and this poster explains employees' rights, accrual rates, and how to request leave.
• Employment Discrimination Poster: Required for all employers. Summarizes protections under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act.

Connecticut

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Connecticut employers.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all employers with one or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Paid Sick Leave Poster: Required for most employers in Connecticut. Explains the state's paid sick leave law and employee eligibility.
• Family and Medical Leave Poster: Required for all Connecticut employers, separate from the federal FMLA poster. Connecticut's leave law covers employers with one or more employees for certain provisions.

Delaware

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Delaware employers with more than three employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for Delaware employers with one or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers in Delaware.
• Delaware Discrimination Poster: Required for all employers with four or more employees. Summarizes protections under Delaware's Discrimination in Employment Act.

Florida

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Florida employers. Florida's minimum wage is indexed and changes annually.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for employers in the construction industry with one or more employees and non-construction employers with four or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all employers subject to Florida's reemployment assistance law.

Georgia

• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for employers with three or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Equal Pay for Equal Work Poster: Required for all employers with ten or more employees.

Hawaii

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Hawaii employers regardless of size.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all employers with one or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers in Hawaii.
• Disability Compensation Law Poster: Required for all employers with one or more employees.

Idaho

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Idaho employers.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for employers with one or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Illinois

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Illinois employers with one or more employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Illinois employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Illinois Human Rights Act Poster: Required for all employers with one or more employees.
• Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act Poster: Required for all employers with one or more employees.
• Day and Temporary Labor Services Act Poster: Required for all employers.

Indiana

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Indiana employers with two or more employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Indiana employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Iowa

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Iowa employers with one or more employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Iowa employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Kansas

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Kansas employers not covered by the FLSA.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Kansas employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Kentucky

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Kentucky employers.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Kentucky employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Louisiana

• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Louisiana employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Maine

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Maine employers regardless of size.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all employers with one or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Maine Human Rights Act Poster: Required for all employers regardless of size.
• Regulation of Employment Poster: Required for all employers. Summarizes child labor and other employment regulations.

Maryland

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Maryland employers.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all employers with one or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Maryland Healthy Working Families Act Poster: Required for all employers. Explains paid sick and safe leave.

Massachusetts

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Massachusetts employers.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Poster: Required for all employers regardless of size. One of the most comprehensive state leave posters in the country.
• Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Poster: Required for all employers.

Michigan

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Michigan employers with two or more employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Michigan employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act Poster: Required for employers with 50 or more employees.

Minnesota

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Minnesota employers covered by the state minimum wage law.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Minnesota employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Minnesota Human Rights Poster: Required for all employers regardless of size.
• Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time Poster: Required for all employers.

Mississippi

• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for employers with five or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Missouri

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Missouri employers.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for employers with five or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Montana

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Montana employers.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Montana employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Nebraska

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Nebraska employers with four or more employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Nebraska employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Nevada

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Nevada employers.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Nevada employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Nevada Paid Leave Poster: Required for employers with 50 or more employees.

New Hampshire

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all New Hampshire employers regardless of size.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all New Hampshire employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

New Jersey

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all New Jersey employers regardless of size.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all New Jersey employers not covered by federal programs.
• Unemployment Insurance and Temporary Disability Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Poster: Required for all employers.
• New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Poster: Required for all employers regardless of size.
• New Jersey Family Leave Act Poster: Required for employers with 30 or more employees.

New Mexico

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all New Mexico employers regardless of size.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for employers with three or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• New Mexico Healthy Workplaces Act Poster: Required for all employers. Explains paid sick leave rights.

New York

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all New York employers regardless of size.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all New York employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• New York Paid Family Leave Poster: Required for all employers with one or more employees.
• New York State Paid Sick Leave Poster: Required for all employers regardless of size.
• Sexual Harassment Prevention Notice: Required for all New York employers regardless of size. This is often one of the most frequently overlooked state poster requirements.

North Carolina

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all North Carolina employers covered by the state Wage and Hour Act.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for employers with three or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

North Dakota

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all North Dakota employers.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all North Dakota employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Ohio

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Ohio employers with gross receipts of $385,000 or more annually.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Ohio employers with one or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Oklahoma

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Oklahoma employers with ten or more employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Oklahoma employers regardless of size.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Oregon

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Oregon employers regardless of size. Oregon has regional minimum wage differences by county, and the poster must display all three tiers.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Oregon employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Oregon Family Leave Act Poster: Required for employers with 25 or more employees.
• Oregon Sick Time Poster: Required for all employers regardless of size.

Pennsylvania

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Pennsylvania employers with one or more employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Pennsylvania employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Rhode Island

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Rhode Island employers with one or more employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Rhode Island employers.
• Unemployment Insurance and Temporary Disability Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Rhode Island Paid Sick Leave Poster: Required for employers with 18 or more employees.

South Carolina

• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for employers with four or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

South Dakota

• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all South Dakota employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Tennessee

• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for employers with five or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Texas

• Minimum Wage Poster: Texas does not have its own minimum wage rate so the federal poster suffices for wage requirements.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for Texas employers who carry workers' compensation insurance. Texas is unique in that workers' compensation is optional for most private employers. If you do not carry it, you must prominently display a Notice of Non-Coverage instead.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Utah

• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Utah employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Vermont

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Vermont employers with two or more employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Vermont employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Vermont Parental and Family Leave Poster: Required for employers with ten or more employees.

Virginia

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Virginia employers regardless of size.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for employers with three or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Washington

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Washington employers regardless of size. Washington has the highest state minimum wage in the country, and the poster must reflect this.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Washington employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Washington Paid Sick Leave Poster: Required for all employers regardless of size.
• Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Poster: Required for all employers.

West Virginia

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all West Virginia employers with six or more employees.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all West Virginia employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

Wisconsin

• Minimum Wage Poster: Required for all Wisconsin employers regardless of size.
• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for employers with three or more employees.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.
• Wisconsin Family and Medical Leave Poster: Required for employers with 50 or more employees.

Wyoming

• Workers' Compensation Poster: Required for all Wyoming employers.
• Unemployment Insurance Poster: Required for all covered employers.

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How to Stay Compliant with Labor Law Poster Requirements

Labor law poster compliance is an ongoing obligation. The specific posters you need will change as your business grows, as you hire employees in new states, and as state and federal legislation is updated. The fines for non-compliance can add up quickly, and each individual missing poster can count as a separate violation.

Here is a practical approach to staying compliant:

• Check federal requirements annually: Federal posters are updated periodically. Verify you have the most current versions displayed and that older versions are removed and replaced.
• Check state requirements for every state where you have employees: Do not assume that the requirements are the same in every state. States like California, New York, and Washington have significantly more poster requirements than states like Mississippi or South Carolina.
• Check local requirements: Some cities and counties have their own poster requirements. For example, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City each have additional city-level poster requirements beyond their respective state requirements.
• Distribute posters to remote employees: If you have remote or hybrid workers, you must distribute required posters electronically and provide instructions for accessing them. Simply posting them in a physical office that remote employees never visit does not satisfy the legal obligation.
• Document your compliance: Keep records of which posters are displayed, when they were updated, and how remote employees were notified of poster access. This documentation provides evidence of good-faith compliance.

For general guidance on staying compliant across different areas of your business, see our articles on LLC business license requirements and ongoing LLC compliance by state.

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Disclaimer: This informational resource provides the author's interpretation of labor law poster requirements, which may change without notice. State and federal requirements are subject to legislative changes. Next Step Filings provides business filing services and is not a law firm or labor law advisor. For specific compliance questions, consult with a qualified labor and employment attorney.

Lisa Matthews is the General Manager and Business Compliance Advisor at Next Step Filings.