BBB warns against buying safety posters
The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning to business owners to beware of scare tactics being used to sell safety posters to businesses around the state.
Businesses here and throughout the Midstate have received mailers from the Tennessee Labor Law Poster Service. The mailer informs Middle Tennessee employers that they are required by federal and state law to post notices to employees explaining certain employee rights. It also states the business could be assessed up to $7,000 in criminal penalties for not displaying the correct posters.
The cost of the posters from the company sending the mailer start at $24.75 for a federal poster up to $49.50 for the state posters.
However, the BBB points out the required safety posters are available free of charge from the Tennessee Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The Tennessee Labor Law Poster Service is not a government agency, according to the BBB. The address listed on the mailer, 5133 Harding Road, B-10 No. 102, is to a commercial mail-receiving agency and not the physical address of the company. The BBB added business owners may also risk a fine from authorities if the posters are not the correct size and color.
For free copy of the required labor law notices, contact: Tennessee Department of Labor (615) 741-2858 ext. 7 or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Clearinghouse (800) 669-3362.