Labor Law Poster Sizing Requirements

Labor law compliance involves more than just displaying the right posters. Labor Law notices have certain sizing requirements to stay in compliance with mandated government laws. Reducing, resizing, or omitting required postings may affect readability and could result in penalties for your business.

Font sizing requirements

Labor law notices are required to have a font point of at least 10-point font in order to be legible for employees to read the notices with ease.

Poster Size Requirements

Certain notices have a minimum size requirement for being posted, which varies from state to state based on the individual notice. Most notably, the Federal OSHA notice is required to be at least 8.5 in wide and 14 in tall.

• All In One Poster Company’s standard poster size for State & Federal Combination posters is 27inches wide by 39 inches tall.

• The Nevada poster is even longer than our standard poster: 27 inches wide by 42 inches tall (an additional 3 inches). This is because Nevada has so many required labor law postings. In October 2021, the state released 2 additional notices to be posted (Assembly Law 307 and Assembly Law 190), which we have since included on our Nevada posters.

• For Federal Contractors, the poster for only federal notices is 27 inches wide by 45 inches tall in size. The reason this poster is so big is because not only does the OSHA posting have the size requirement (8.5 x 14), but the National Labor Relations Act has a size requirement of 11x17. It also has more required notices since it is for government contractors, so it includes special notices such as Federal Contractor minimum wage and paid sick leave.

Why Poster Size and Font Matter

Labor law posters are intended to give employees easy access to information about their workplace rights. Poster dimensions, font size, and overall readability matter because a notice may not fulfill its purpose if employees cannot comfortably read it.

At All In One Poster Company, our posters are designed at a specific size to preserve the original layout and minimum type size. Shrinking a poster to fit a smaller page could otherwise make important text difficult to read. By printing posters at the recommended dimensions, our team is able to avoid any scaling, cropping, or altering of the content.

Before You Order Compliance Posters…

When considering labor law posters from different providers, pay attention to the size, format, and notices included. Some companies may reduce the size of required workplace notices, alter their formatting, or omit applicable postings, which can create compliance concerns if the final poster does not meet official posting requirements.

Other providers may take the opposite approach by including or selling additional posters that are not required for your business, location, or industry. More notices do not necessarily mean better compliance.

Before making a purchase, research the provider and confirm that the poster includes the federal, state, and local notices that apply to your workplace in the required format and dimensions, where specific size requirements apply. This can help you avoid incomplete or inaccurate compliance posters, unnecessary purchases, and excessive costs.

Our team at All In One Poster Company pays close attention to labor law poster size requirements to ensure that we meet all applicable size and readability requirements. Browse our State and Federal Combination Posters or browse through our various labor law compliance plans to find the right solution for your organization.

Shop with All In One Poster Company today to make workplace poster compliance easier.