Labor notices
are mandatory
in businesses.
AUGUSTA – Sen. Rick Bennett warned area businesses on Tuesday about a company selling Maine Labor Law posters, when the devices are available for free.
He said Norway businessman John Longley, of L.M. Longley & Son, received a mailing from a company calling itself Maine Labor Law Poster, offering to sell him posters listing Maine and federal labor laws.
Maine and federal law require certain posters be available in the workplace for employees.
Mike Foxx, office manager for Labor Law Poster Service said his Michigan-based corporation is not trying to fool anybody or use pressure to make a sale.
“We service all 50 states, so the same flyer goes all over the U.S.,” Foxx said. “Some larger corporate businesses have offices in multiple states. We can service any state for them, so they don’t have to spend time calling individual agencies.”
Foxx said all requests for posters made from the toll-free line are filled from Michigan, home to the corporate office and distribution center.
Despite Foxx’s assertions of no improprieties, Bennett does not feel everything is above board.
“Clearly they have an address that looks like an official state address that projects the view that they are somehow related to the state,” Bennett said. “The unsuspecting person might shell out $50 to $60 for a poster, where it’s free from the state. All labor notices and posters mandated by law are available free of charge.”
Bennett said he checked with the Attorney General’s Office and the service provided by the poster company is legal.
“I think it’s fair game to let people know that there’s no need to spend money on this type of thing,” Bennett said.
Foxx said that his company is just one of about eight nationwide providing the same service.
“We’re just a service providing the postings,” Foxx said. “We’re not trying to snow anybody. We’re not trying to hide anything. That’s pretty much it.”
Foxx said people could call toll free at 1-877-321-4144 if they had any questions concerning the poster service. He said people are there from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time.
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