Quick answer. Every employer posts the federal notices for the laws that cover it, plus its state's own. We've confirmed 32 state lists so far, 191 state posters for most employers in all, from South Dakota's one notice to New York's 20. All of them are free from the agencies that issue them.
Federal posters
Federal posters apply in every state and DC, but only to the employers each law covers. All federal posters are free from the agency that issues them.
| Poster | Who must post it | Official copy | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (federal minimum wage) | Every employer of employees subject to the FLSA's minimum wage provisions. | Official page · PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Employee Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act | FMLA-covered employers: private employers with 50 or more employees in 20 or more workweeks in the current or previous calendar year, plus public agencies and public and private elementary and secondary schools of any size. A covered employer must post it even if no employee is eligible for leave. 29 CFR 825.300(a)(1): an employer that willfully violates the posting requirement "may be assessed a civil money penalty by the Wage and Hour Division not to exceed $216 for each separate offense" (as shown on eCFR, November 2026; the amount is adjusted for inflation each year). | Official page · PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act notice | Every employer subject to the EPPA, which covers most private employers (not federal, state or local government agencies). | Official page · PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Your Rights Under USERRA | Employers must give the notice to people entitled to USERRA rights (employees who serve or served in the uniformed services). Posting it where employer notices are customarily placed meets this; mailing, handing out or emailing it also works. | Official page · PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| Job Safety and Health: It's the Law | All employers covered by the OSH Act. In a state with an OSHA-approved State Plan there may be a state version to post instead (see the state section). | Official page · PDF OSHA's page says the poster is free from OSHA and tells employers not to pay a third-party vendor for it, so we link to it instead of putting it in a paid pack. | November 7, 2026 |
| Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal | Employers covered by the federal anti-discrimination laws. The EEOC says most of those laws cover a business that has or had at least 15 employees for at least 20 calendar weeks this year or last year. The EEOC's October 19, 2022 release says: "Covered employers are subject to fines for noncompliance." | Official page · PDF | November 7, 2026 |
| E-Verify Participation and Right to Work posters (only some employers) | Only employers enrolled in E-Verify. They must display both the English and Spanish versions where applicants and employees can see them. | Official page E-Verify says the posters cannot be altered or bought from a vendor; enrolled employers get them inside E-Verify under View Essential Resources. | November 7, 2026 |
| Employee Rights for Workers with Disabilities Paid at Special Minimum Wages (only some employers) | Only employers that employ workers with disabilities under special minimum wage certificates (FLSA section 14(c)). | Official page | November 7, 2026 |
Federal contractors, farm employers (MSPA and H-2A) and construction contractors on federal projects have more federal posters; the U.S. Department of Labor lists them on its poster page and in its elaws Poster Advisor.
State posters
Each state page lists that state's posters with who must post each one, a link to the agency's free official copy and the date we checked it.
Coming soon
We haven't yet confirmed these lists on the state agency's own page, so we don't publish them: Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont. Until then, check the state labor department's site and the federal list above.
Poster packs
The posters themselves are free from the government agencies that issue them, and every link on these pages downloads them at no cost.
General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers. Cities and counties can add their own notices, and an agency can change a poster at any time; its own page has the final word.
Questions
Which federal posters does every employer need?
It depends on the laws that cover you. Most employers post the FLSA minimum wage poster, the EEOC's Know Your Rights poster (15 or more employees for 20 weeks), the FMLA poster (50 or more employees, and every public agency and school), the polygraph notice (most private employers), the USERRA notice and the OSHA poster. E-Verify users and 14(c) certificate holders have their own.
Are workplace posters free?
Yes. The U.S. Department of Labor says it "provides free electronic copies of the required posters," OSHA says its poster "is free from OSHA," and every state page we link offers its posters as free downloads (a few notices, like some workers' compensation notices, come from your insurance carrier). Our poster packs only collect them; the posters cost nothing.
Which states run their own OSHA poster?
States with an OSHA-approved State Plan for private employers may have a state version. Among the states we've published: Alaska, California, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
Why isn't my state listed yet?
We publish a state only after we've read its poster list on the state agency's own page. Still coming: Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah and Vermont.
Can a poster company's all-in-one poster replace these?
Some employers use them, but nothing requires you to buy one. Washington L&I warns that some sellers' ads "imply penalties for not buying their posters," and Wyoming's DWS says it "will never ask for your credit card or charge you" for posters. The official copies linked here are free.
Related: Employer compliance by state · 2027 state law changes for employers · All state rules