Title 29, LaborRelease 119-110
§2619 Notice
Title 29 › CHAPTER 28 — FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE › § 2619
Summary
Employers must post, where employee notices are usually placed, a notice made or approved by the Secretary that summarizes the key points of this law and explains how to file a charge. If an employer willfully fails to post it, the employer can be fined up to $100 for each offense.
Full Legal Text
Title 29, §2619
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(a)In general
Each employer shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places on the premises of the employer where notices to employees and applicants for employment are customarily posted, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the Secretary, setting forth excerpts from, or summaries of, the pertinent provisions of this subchapter and information pertaining to the filing of a charge.
(b)Penalty
Any employer that willfully violates this section may be assessed a civil money penalty not to exceed $100 for each separate offense.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 6 months after Feb. 5, 1993, except that, in the case of collective bargaining agreements in effect on that
Effective Date
, section applicable on the earlier of (1) the date of termination of such agreement, or (2) the date that occurs 12 months after Feb. 5, 1993, see section 405(b) of Pub. L. 103–3, set out as a note under section 2601 of this title.
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 2619
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110