State Labor Laws
State labor laws are linked below by
state. They are provided on the Web by each state's legislative
branch of government or other organizations authorized by
same.
About State Labor Laws
States may simply adopt Federal
labor laws "as is". Alternately, they may
establish their own labor laws, that include or expand
the minimum protections afforded by Federal labor laws.
Generally, your employee rights are protected by whichever
laws—Federal or state—have the better provisions.
But states may also establish their own labor laws, for which
there are no Federal equivalents.
Although state labor laws typically deal with employer-union relationships
and state employment laws typically deal with employer-employee
relationships, the terms are interchangeable in common usage.
But state labor laws is the most common usage to
represent both. State employment and labor laws are created
by acts and
enforced by regulations.
Both state employment and labor laws are included in the
links below. However, the Web sites linked below might not
call them state employment laws or state labor
laws, as those are general terms. Instead, they might
call them code, statutes or
some variation of those terms (such as Revised Statutes,
meaning current) and list them under various headings, such
as Labor and Industry.
Be sure to check for related headings too, such as Workers'
Compensation, as some states split their employment
and labor laws into separate sections.
State
Labor Law Links
In most cases, each link below leads to a "main page"
for all laws in the state indicated, instead of directly
to employment or labor laws. That's because, as previously
mentioned, some states split their employment and labor
laws into separate sections (e.g., chapters or titles)
from which you must choose, starting at a main page.
It's also because state labor laws change, so deeper links
to them often and inconveniently stop working. Additionally,
the main pages often include other useful links, such as
to rules, regulations, court cases and new legislative bills related
to state labor laws.
State labor laws can be difficult to understand, because
they're written in legalese.
So, you might want to also visit the Web site of the state
labor department (if not already linked below) or another
relevant, state government
office. Some explain state labor laws and related rules,
regulations and such. See also State
Labor Law Research.
If Web sites are little to no help in your understanding
of a state labor law, consider consulting a lawyer,
especially to discover whether or not your employee
rights were violated under the law, or a related rule
or regulation.
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