Is every labor-law poster notice a scam?
No. A notice may describe a real posting topic, an optional private service, or an official source. A private price alone does not prove fraud, illegality, or deception.
Workplace poster notice review
Labor Law Compliance Notice: Do You Have to Pay?
A real workplace-posting requirement can appear inside an optional paid poster offer. FilingGuard helps separate the notice in your hand from the underlying poster question—without deciding your compliance.
Independent document review. Not the Department of Labor. Not legal, employment, or compliance advice.
Why these notices create confusion
A real workplace-posting topic can be presented with official-looking headings, public business data, a deadline, and a private purchase path. None of those details alone proves government origin, applicability, or compliance status.
A real duty versus buying from this sender
Underlying workplace-posting duties may still apply even when the document offers an optional commercial product. The key questions are who sent this notice, what service is offered, where payment goes, and what official source independently supports the underlying topic.
Public business data does not prove government origin
A business name, address, entity number, barcode, statute citation, seal-like graphic, or recently registered status can come from public records. FilingGuard treats those details as neutral evidence.
What FilingGuard checks
Sender, return address, payee, and payment destination
Price, response deadline, and visible service description
Private-service, optional-purchase, and nongovernmental disclosures
Exact DOL, OSHA, and EEOC host and agency-identity indicators
Federal $0 electronic-poster and free OSHA-poster comparison as of July 19, 2026
Missing pages, cropped reverse sides, unreadable fields, and contradictions
Free official poster sources
Official information last checked July 19, 2026. As of that checked date, DOL provided electronic copies of federal workplace posters without charge and explained that applicability varies by statute; OSHA provided its workplace poster free; and EEOC published its official Know Your Rights poster. State and local requirements may differ.
What the review cannot determine
FilingGuard does not determine which posters apply, whether an organization is an employer under a statute, whether the organization is compliant, whether no poster is needed, whether a deadline can be ignored, whether a sender committed fraud or a crime, whether a seller is government-approved, or whether a penalty will apply.
How the $29 review works
1. Upload one clear image or limited-beta PDF, up to 10 MB.
2. Add required context and any visible notice details.
3. Complete the three-part acknowledgment.
4. Pay $29 through the existing secure Stripe Checkout.
5. Receive durable report access by email when fulfillment completes.
Questionnaire preview
Country is fixed as United States. The questionnaire asks for a U.S. state or territory, organization type, employee answer, and the acknowledgment. Optional fields cover the title, business name, sender, price, deadline, payment path, cited authority, disclosure language, service offered, sender recognition, prior purchase, required-purchase claim, public business data, and recent registration. Customer-entered details are not verified facts.
Privacy and redaction guidance
Before uploading, redact SSNs, bank or card details, employee information, signatures, unrelated account numbers, and unrelated tax identifiers. Keep the sender, price, deadline, payment path, cited agency or law, and disclosures visible. Review the privacy notes and terms.
Common questions
Do I have to pay the company that mailed me?
FilingGuard cannot decide that. Verify the sender and underlying duty through an official source you find independently, and ask a qualified professional about unresolved obligations or deadlines.
Are federal workplace posters free?
As of July 19, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor provided electronic copies of required federal posters without charge, and OSHA made its workplace poster available free. A private seller may charge for printing, lamination, shipping, bundling, updates, or convenience.
Which posters does my business need?
Requirements vary by statute and employer circumstances. FilingGuard does not determine which federal, state, or local posters apply to an organization.
What if I have no employees?
That answer alone does not establish which duties apply or that a notice may be ignored. FilingGuard records the answer as customer context without making an applicability conclusion.
What if everyone works remotely?
Remote work can affect how some posting information is provided, but FilingGuard does not determine applicability or compliance from remote-work status.
Are state posters different?
Yes. State and local poster requirements may differ. This review does not make a state-price comparison or decide state or local applicability.
Can FilingGuard determine whether my business is compliant?
No. FilingGuard organizes the document and compares visible evidence with versioned official sources; it does not determine compliance status.
Can a commercial laminated poster still have value?
Yes. A private product may provide printing, lamination, shipping, compilation, updates, manuals, or convenience. The review separates those services from official federal electronic copies that were available without charge as of July 19, 2026.
Official sources and last-checked date
Official information last checked July 19, 2026. Refresh by October 17, 2026. If these versioned facts become stale, official-source and fee conclusions require human review.
Review the notice before paying the sender.
$29 once. Independent document organization and official-source comparison.
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