How will the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act affect my labor law posters?
• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated their Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster to include regulations from the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, as well as the ADA Amendments Act. • The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act also included a provision to increase penalties for child labor violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), effective May 21, 2008. Section 302 of GINA raises the maximum penalty to $50,000 for each violation with the possibility of up to $100,000 in penalties for cases in which the employer’s violation is repeated or willful. The increased penalties apply to death or serious injury to children after May 21, 2008. The U.S. Department of Labor updated the FLSA poster with the increased child labor penalties on July 3, 2009. However, the July 2007 version of the FLSA poster is still compliant. Not sure if you’re in posting compliance? Get your free posting analysis at www.freeposteraudit.com. You can get th
