Employment Law

Federal Resources

• U.S. Department of Labor. Administers and enforces of federal employment statutes covering disabilities, equal opportunity, hiring, termination, retirement plans, wages, and employment benefits.
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Enforces employment discrimination laws. Offers information on equal employment opportunity laws, regulations and guidance.
• U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Features publications, posters, and compliance assistance.

State Resources

• Alabama Department of Labor. Features forms, FAQs and OSHA reports.
• Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Features labor standards forms and publications.
• Arizona Industrial Commission. Offers labor & wage, worker's compensation and OSHA resources.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics. Features data on wages, productivity, health & safety, occupations and more.
• California Department of Industrial Relations. Features regulations, the California Labor Code, and prevailing wage databases.
• Colorado Department of Labor & Employment. Features labor laws, department rules and regulations and information on unemployment tax and benefits.
• Delaware Department of Labor. Features information on labor law enforcement, discrimination, OSH, unemployment insurance and workers' compensation..
• Louisiana Workforce Commission. Features resources on workforce development resources, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation.
• Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. Provides labor market statistics, minimum wage information, and unemployment compensation services.
• Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Features employment forms, laws, guidelines and reports.
• Idaho Department of Labor. Features labor laws, statistics and research.
• Indiana Department of Labor. Features workplace safety and wage & hour resources, as well as labor statistics.
• Iowa Workforce Development. Features posters, labor market statistics, form and publications.
• Louisiana Department of Labor. Features mandated posters, labor market bulletins, and forms.
• Maine Department of Labor. Offers workplace safety resources, labor statistics and labor laws.
• Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation. Features resources on wage payments and employment standards.
• Massachusetts Labor and Workforce Development. Features workers' compensation and minimum wage resources.
• Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Features forms and publications, as well as wage and hour resources.
• Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry. Covers labor standards, workers' compensation and occupational safety and health.
• Mississippi Department of Employment Security. Features job posters and labor marketing information.
• Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Provides workplace posters, wage and hour resources, and minimum wage information.
• Montana Department of Labor and Industry. Features articles, posters, and workers compensation resources.
• Nevada Division of Industrial Relations. Features workers compensation and OSHA resources.
• New Hampshire Department of Labor. Features wage & hour, safety & training, and workers' compensation laws and forms.
• New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development. Features labor standards and safety enforcement resources.
• New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. Provides wage and hour information, unemployment insurance resources, forms, posters and labor market information.
• North Carolina Department of Labor. Features administrative rules, industry guides, books, brochures and forms.
• North Dakota Department of Labor. Features employment posters, laws, rules, publications and forms.
• Office of Administrative Law Judges. Features a docket search and administrative law decisions. From the U.S. Department of Labor.
• Oklahoma Department of Labor. Features publications, reports, and posters.
• Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Features laws, regulations, forms and publications.
• South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Features workplace posters, wages/hour information,
• South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. Offers resources for businesses and job seekers.
• Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development. Features labor law posters, labor laws and labor standards.
• Vermont Department of Labor. Features employee rights resources, as well as employment forms and publications.
• Virginia Employment Commission. Features labor market information.
• Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Features safety rules, safety training materials, workplace safety requirements, forms and publications.

Last reviewed October 2021