Legislative eNews-july 20, 2007

As of midnight, Monday, July 23, 2007, every employer in the country (at all locations) need to have posted the updated poster with the new minimum wage that takes affect at 12:01 A.M. on July 24.

You may order and pay for these posters from a number of different suppliers or download them free from the following sites:

State Specific Posters

Employers in

South Carolina are required to post two employment notices from the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) in a place or places where employees can see them. These posters are: OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health) and the Labor Law Abstract (Payment of Wages, Child Labor, Right-to-Work).

LLR's OSHA Office distributes recordkeeping materials to businesses that are required by law. For more information, or for copies, call (803) 896-7686.

Three other state agencies also require employment postings: the Employment Security Commission's "Workers Pay No Part of the Cost for Job Insurance" (UCI 104) and "If You Become Unemployed (UCI 105); the Workers' Compensation Commission's "Workers Comp Works For You"; and the Human Affairs Commission's "Equal Opportunity is the Law".

Due to budget constraints, LLR is no longer printing these posters. Each poster can be downloaded from this site.

Posters are current for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. Please note that changes were made to poster in January 2005.

LLR Individual Poster Sections:

Other Agency Posters:

Currently, the following agencies are still printing the posters in an all-in-one format:

Find other state-specific poster links at:
www.do l.gov/osbp/statemap.htm
The number of poster required by states differ from as few as 4 to as many as 12.

Required Federal Posters

Federal laws require postings on these laws by employers covered by the specific laws:

  • Fair Labor Standards Act (the minimum wage which needs updated)
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Job Safety & Health Protection (OSHA)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Act (anti- discrimation)
  • Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (military-leave rights)
  • Employee Polygraph Protection Act
  • Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act (Must be posted by employers of migrant or seasonal workers)

Federal contractors have additional required postings on these laws, topics:

  • The Davis-Bacon Act (government construction)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Beck Poster: Notice of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues
  • The Service Contract Act

This information has been provided by the South Carolina Hospitality Association.  For further information, you may reach them online at www.schosptality.org or by phone at (803) 765-9000.
Local
 
Airport Issues:
 
On Thursday,  the Town of Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County and local aviation officials met at the Federal Aviation Administration regional headquarters in Atlanta to discuss the creation of mandatory flight paths for the Hilton Head Island Airport.  Earlier this year, local officials urged the FAA to dedicate mandatory flight paths which was the main result from the meeting in Atlanta on Thursday.  Officials hope that local citizen concerns about noise and safety will be addressed with these mandatory flight paths.   
 
In a related development the Beaufort County Land Management Committee passed a recommendation to the full Beaufort County Council asking that the Town of Hilton Head require greater disclosure on property close the airport. 
 
If the Town of Hilton Head Island approves the measure, it would require all property owners in the airport hazard overlay district to get a signed disclosure form before the property can be sold.  The airport overlay district is a zoning designated for the area extending from the runway and encompasses the approach and departure zones for aircraft.
 
The measure faces opposition for some realtors and property owners because of concern about land value around the airport.
 
The town currently requires that plats include a notice that the properties are in the overlay district, but does not expressly require that buyers be notified.  The town's ordinance would have to be changed to reflect the new disclosure requirements.