What are the poster requirements for employers who work remotely from home or out in the field?

With the exception of the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Orders, there are no exemptions to posting requirements.

An employer’s posting requirements must still be met, even in situations where an employee works remotely from home.

If you have an employee who works 100 percent from home and never reports to a headquarters or other location, then you should mail hard copies of those notices to the employee’s home, where they can be posted. Labor Code section 1207 also provides that in any instance in which an employer is required to physically post information, an employer may also distribute that information to employees by email with the documents attached. Though this provision of the Labor Code allows for electronic distribution of state notices required by the Labor Code, it doesn’t change the obligation to physically post such information. Thus, employers who send electronic notices to 100 percent remote employees should instruct those employees to print and post the notices.

Otherwise, if you have an employee who does report to a physical location some of the time, ensure that the appropriate notices are posted and visible in that particular location. Placing the posters in the place where employees pick up their paychecks or where they go for human resources-related issues may be the only practical solution.