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

Answer:

There are only two posters where the regulations specify a size (the OSHA poster and Beck 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 from DOL's Office of Small Business Programs at 1-888-972-7332.

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 www.dol.gov/dol/all cfr/ESA/Title_29/Part_825/29CFR825.300.htm)
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 ("Your Rights under USERRA") — There is no size requirement for the poster.
10. Beck Poster: Notice of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues – E. O. 13201 — The poster must be 11 by 17 inches or larger.
11. The Service Contract Act/Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act (Employee Rights on Government Contracts Poster) — There is no size requirement for the poster.