Payday notice
Post your regular paydays and the time and place of payment (Labor Code 207). DIR allows an employer-developed notice.
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California Required Workplace Postings: What to Post
Posters and notices the Department of Industrial Relations lists as required, each confirmed on DIR's required postings page. This is not the complete list; DIR's page has every requirement.
Each item was checked against its official source on October 18, 2026.
Notice to Employees (DE 1857A)
All employers post EDD's notice on unemployment, disability and paid family leave benefits.
Pregnancy disability leave
Post the Civil Rights Department's pregnancy disability leave notice.
Notice of inspection by immigration agencies
Post a notice to employees within 72 hours of receiving notice of an immigration agency inspection (Labor Code 90.2(a)).
Whistleblower protections
Display the whistleblower protections notice prominently, in lettering larger than size 14 type (Labor Code 1102.8).
Employee Polygraph Protection Act
All employers display the federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act notice (U.S. Department of Labor WH 1462).
Operating rules for industrial trucks
Employers using industrial trucks, such as forklifts, post and enforce a set of operating rules (Title 8, section 3664).
Human trafficking notice
Farm labor contractors post a public notice about human trafficking in a conspicuous place at their workplaces.
Barbering and cosmetology licensees
Licensed barbers and cosmetologists post the Labor Commissioner's required workplace notice (Labor Code 98.10).
Prevailing wage determinations
On public works, the awarding body posts the prevailing wage rate determinations at each job site (Labor Code 1773.2).
Source: DIR, Required Postings (dir.ca.gov/wpnodb.html).
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