Federal and state posters are required to be displayed in all Cornell workplaces.
Posters must be displayed in a conspicuous place where other notifications of workplace rights and employer rules and policies are posted so that employees can readily find and read them at wheelchair height.
These posters provide important information regarding your rights under federal and New York State law. If you have questions, please contact Workforce Policy at hrpolicy@cornell.edu.
Poster Sets
The posters may be downloaded in printable sets by clicking on these links:
Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (pdf): This poster can be printed on 11x17-inch paper or as two 8.5 x11-inch landscape pages that must be taped or pasted together to form the 11x17-inch poster.
These posters may be required to be posted in your workplace depending on type of work or funding source.
Government Contracts
Employee Rights Under the Davis-Bacon Act (pdf): Any contractor/subcontractor engaged in contracts in excess of $2,000 for the actual construction, alteration/repair of a public building or public work or building or work financed in whole or in part from federal funds, federal guarantee, or federal must post this notice at the site of the work in a prominent and accessible place.
Service Contract Act/Walsh-Healey Public Contract Act: Every employer performing work covered by the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act or the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) is required to post a notice of the compensation required (including, for service contracts, any applicable wage determination) in a prominent and accessible location at the worksite where it may be seen by all employees performing on the contract.
Recipients of U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Funding
Campuses where USDA funded work/labs are located must download and post the poster, And Justice for All.
Units Employing Minors
Minor Employee Working Schedule: Units employing minor employees (under 18) must post the work schedule (days, hours, start and end times, meal breaks) of the minor employees and post in a conspicuous place.
Mandatory Nurse Overtime
Health Care employers are required to make their Nurse Coverage Plan available to all nursing staff by posting in a location accessible to all nursing staff, or using any means to make it available to all nursing staff. See Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses (pdf).
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) Funding
NASA-funded Programs and Activities: If your program or activity receives NASA funding, you are required to:
Provide individualized copies of the poster and brochures (see links below) to the deans, chairs, and faculty receiving funding from NASA, especially principle investigators on NASA grants
Place printed copies of the poster and the brochures in the common areas in program buildings for those programs and activities receiving NASA funding so that beneficiaries may learn more about their rights to equal opportunity in STEM programs
Ensure that the links to the poster and brochure are placed on the websites for the programs and activities receiving NASA funding
New York State Corrections Law, Article 23-A (pdf): Effective February 1, 2009, employers must post a copy of Article 23-A of the correction law relating to the employment of persons with a criminal conviction. The posting must be visually conspicuous in a location accessible to workers.
Smoking: Employers must post "No Smoking" signs or the international "No Smoking" symbol in every place where the New York State Clean Indoor Air Act prohibits or restricts smoking.
Sufficient Time to Vote (pdf): New York requires a Voting Time Poster (pdf) be posted 10 days prior to state and national elections so employees are aware that they are entitled to sufficient time off to vote. For additional information, please see the Voting Time section of the Policy 6.9 Time Off and Leaves Program.
Note: Employees represented by a collective bargaining agent should consult their contract for applicable pay practices and release time provisions.
New York City Posters
NYC Posters
Know Your Rights at Work (pdf): Local Law 161 of 2023 requires employers in New York City to give their employees information about their rights at work.
Employers must post the multilingual "Know Your Rights at Work" poster at each NYC workplace where employees can easily see it.
Employers must give a copy of the poster to each employee by July 1, 2024. After July 1, employers must give a copy of the poster to new employees on or before their first day of work.
Employers must make the poster available on any online platform used to communicate with their employees, such as a company intranet or app.