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Question: What are the size requirements for federal workplace posters?

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There are only two posters where the regulations specify a size (the OSHA poster and Executive Order 13496 poster), but all federal workplace posters must be easily readable. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provides posters in the proper size for free on the DOL Poster Topic page or by calling the Department at 1-866-4-USA-DOL (1-866-487-2365).

  1. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Poster (Minimum Wage Poster) – This poster has no size requirement, but it must be easily readable.
  2. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster – The poster and the text must be large enough to be easily read and contain fully legible text. (See http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=48d6ee3b99d3b3a97b1bf189e1757786&rgn=div5&view=text&node=29:3.1.1.3.53&idno=29#29:3.1.1.3.53.3.479.1)
  3. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Poster – The regulations state that reproductions or facsimiles of the poster shall be at least 8 1/2 by 14 inches with 10 point type. (See Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations, 1903.2(a)(3).)
  4. The Davis-Bacon Act Poster – There is no size requirement for the poster.
  5. The Employee Rights for Workers with Disabilities/Special Minimum Wage Poster (Fair Labor Standards Act, McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act and Walsh-Healey Act) – There is no size requirement for the poster.
  6. The Equal Employment Opportunity Poster ("Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law") – There is no size requirement for the poster.
  7. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster – There is no size requirement for the poster.
  8. The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) Poster – There is no size requirement for the poster.
  9. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Notice/Poster (PDF) ("Your Rights under USERRA") – There is no size requirement for the poster.
  10. The Executive Order 13496: Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws Poster – Contractors may reproduce the poster but may only use exact duplicates. The poster must be 11 by 17 inches.
  11. The Service Contract Act/Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act (Employee Rights on Government Contracts Poster) – There is no size requirement for the poster.
  12. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) Poster (Employee Rights Under the H-2A Program Poster) (PDF) – There is no size requirement for the poster.