A. An employer shall give written or electronic notice to an employee at the commencement of employment of the following:

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(1)     the employee’s right to earned sick leave;

(2)     the manner in which sick leave is accrued and calculated;

(3)     the terms of the use of earned sick leave as guaranteed by the Healthy Workplaces Act;

(4)     that retaliation against employees for the use of sick leave is prohibited; (5)     the employee’s right to file a complaint with the division if earned sick leave as required pursuant to the Healthy Workplaces Act is denied by the employer or

if the employee is retaliated against; and

(6)     all means of enforcing violations of the Healthy Workplaces Act.

B. Notice required pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be in English, Spanish or any language that is the first language spoken by at least ten percent of the employer’s workforce, as requested by the employee.

C. Employers shall display a poster that contains the information required pursuant to Subsection A of this section in a conspicuous and accessible place in each establishment where employees are employed. The poster displayed should be in English, Spanish and any language that is the first language spoken by at least ten percent of the employer’s workforce.

D. The division shall create and make available to employers notices and posters in English, Spanish and any other languages deemed appropriate by the division that contain the information required pursuant to Subsection A of this section for employers’ use in complying with the provisions of this section.