Avoiding Labor Law Poster Scams

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F r a vray 50 gy cy PB UNGMEC VID 859% ne SS vee ee wee +wSs 1313 2h ness Im ‘ + l€ Wo a B a 1d MARAILOID 1A + MackaiFacis Ss 1% 1% Mash 1 Ss Avoiding Labor ew Poster Scams: Tips to Save Businesses Time and Money (NAPSA)—AII employers are required by law to display labor law posters—but how do business owners know that the posters they use are authentic and up to date? It’s a challenge facing millions of businesses, many of which have lost money to poster scam artists. Here’s how the con works: A scam artist visits a business posing as a governmentagent, or mails an ofcial-looking solicitation to a business. Business ownersare led to believe—often wrongly—that the labor law posters they are displaying are not in compliance with current regulations. The business owner is then strong-armed into paying excessive fees for outdated or unnecessary posters. Protecting Your Business Business owners can avoid labor law poster scams by partnering with a qualied poster provider. Legitimate third-party poster sellers offer an easy way to save time, avoid scams, and keep businesses in compliance with current laws. “Qualied poster providers notify businesses only when mandatory updates are required,” noted Ashley Kaplan, compliance attorney with G.Neil, which offers Poster Guard Compliance Protection, an automatic poster updating service. The company employslabor attorneys and legal researchers to con- tinually monitor and properly inter- pret regulatory changes, and guarantees its posters are 100 per- cent compliant with state and federal employee posting laws. 10 Tips to Find a Legitimate Poster Provider: 1) Check with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to verify the seller’s quality and service standards. 2) Thoroughly investigate any business without a BBBrating, as There are ways businesses can protect against labor poster scams. this may indicate an unproven track record. 3) Choose a partner that understands both state and federal laws. Businesses have to keep track of up to 16 federal and state postings issued by up to seven different agencies. 4) Conrm that the seller employs labor law attorneys to interpret regulatory changes. 5) Ask for written assurance that the posters meet exact agencyspecications for font size, poster size, color and layout. 6) Choose a poster provider that guarantees unlimited protection from nes. 7) Before purchasing updated posters, verify with the issuing government agency that the update is truly “mandatory.” 8) Be suspicious of misleading poster offers that appear to be from the government. 9) If you are visited by someone posing as a government agent, ask to see credentials. Never buy posters from a door-todoor salesperson. 10) Report fraudulent incidents to the state attorney general. In addition, businesses can ensure they are in compliance with all federal and state labor law poster requirements byvisiting www.freeposteraudit.com.