Multi-State At-a-Glance Charts

Practical Law Legal Update w-000-7926 (Approx. 10 pages)

Multi-State At-a-Glance Charts

by Practical Law Labor & Employment

Published on 17 Nov 2015 • ExpandAlabama, Alaska, American Samoa...Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, USA (National/Federal), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Multi-jurisdictional at-a-glance charts to help employers quickly grasp how state laws vary on specific labor and employment law issues.

Knowing the applicable state law in all the jurisdictions where an employer operates or has employees is fundamental to running a legally compliant business. It is also essential information for employers to perform critical tasks, such as:

Drafting or reviewing employee handbooks.
Negotiating or drafting agreements, including:
- offer letters;
- employment agreements;
- employee non-compete agreements;
- employee assignment of inventions agreements; and
- separation agreements.
Addressing day-to-day workplace compliance issues.
Staying informed of states laws on cutting-edge issues, such as mandatory paid sick leave and "ban the box" legislation.

To help employers, especially those operating in multiple states, quickly understand their legal obligations in a variety of jurisdictions, Practical Law has developed 50-state survey and other at-a-glance charts on a range of topics, including:

Paid Sick Leave State and Local Laws Chart: Overview, summarizing private employers' obligations under state and local law to provide paid sick leave to their employees.
State Direct Deposit and Payroll Card Laws Chart: Overview, providing a 50-state overview of state wage and hour laws governing wage payment by direct deposit and payroll cards in private employment.
Vacation Pay State Laws Chart: Overview, providing a 50-state overview of state laws addressing vacation pay issues, including the permissibility of use-it-or-lose-it policies and the requirement of accrued vacation on termination of employment.
Employer Access to Social Media Accounts State Laws Chart: Overview, describing state legislation prohibiting private employers from asking employees and job applicants to provide access to their social media accounts and reveal usernames and passwords.
Employee Access to Personnel Files State Laws Chart: Overview, summarizing state laws permitting employee access to personnel files maintained by private employers.
State Guns-at-Work Laws Chart: Overview, listing the states with laws limiting an employer's ability to prohibit employees from bringing concealed firearms to work and summarizing key provisions.
State Medical and Recreational Marijuana Laws Chart: Overview, outlining state laws on medical and recreational marijuana use.
State Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Discrimination Laws Chart: Overview, summarizing state laws that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
State Law At-Will Employment and Exceptions Chart: Overview, describing state law with respect to at-will employment and exceptions to the at-will doctrine.
State Tip Pooling and Tip Credits Laws Chart: Overview, providing a 50-state overview of state wage and hour laws governing tipped employees.

For more information about all of our of multi-jurisdictional at-a-glance charts, see Multi-State Charts Toolkit.

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