NCDOL warns about poster scams

The North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) is advising employers to be on the lookout for companies trying to sell employment law posters by claiming the employer faces severe fines if it doesn’t make a purchase. The bottom line, according to the NCDOL, is that it offers labor law posters free of charge so you shouldn’t be fooled by the false representations.

Problem

Several companies not affiliated with the NCDOL offer laminated labor law (and other) poster sets for a fee. The businesses often pose as government officials or use official-sounding names, but they’re nonregulatory entities that don’t operate under any government agency.

The poster companies use public information to contact old and new businesses to try and swindle them into purchasing labor law posters. New business owners, in particular, are a target for the solicitations and should be vigilant. While the poster businesses do offer a necessary product, the issue arises with the way they solicit the new customers.