• Certain employers are required to post labor law posters in a language other than English.

A law may call for a poster to be displayed in a language other than English. Whether or not posters need to be displayed in another language will depend on how many employees speak that language and whether or not workers are literate in English.

On the federal side, these posting requirements mention posting in a language other than English.

• The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster must be posted in a language other than English if a “significant” portion of workers are not literate in English. If a significant portion of workers are not literate in English, employers must post the notice in a language in which the employees are literate. The federal government does not define “significant.” This posting is required for employers with 50 or more workers.
• The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act poster must be posted in Spanish or another language common to migrant or seasonal workers who are not literate in English. It is required for agricultural employers with migrant and seasonal workers.
• The Immigration and Nationality Act (Employee Rights Under the H-2A poster) must be provided in any language common to a significant number of workers not fluent in English. It is required only for employers with employees who are using an H-2A visa.
• Federal contractors must post the Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act notice in a language that employees speak when a significant portion of a contractor’s workforce is not proficient in English.

Postings in other languages may also be required under state and local laws. One or more posting laws in the following locations include the requirement to post in a language other than English:

• Arizona
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Illinois
• Maine
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Nebraska
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• Oregon
• Rhode Island
• Texas
• Virginia
• Washington, D.C.
• Cities in California, including Berkeley, Emeryville, El Cerrito, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and San Francisco
• Minneapolis, Minnesota