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Click below to learn more about labor laws in your state. | | | | |---|---|---| | [Alabama](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLoginie.asp) | [Kentucky](http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/krs/titles.htm) | [North Dakota](http://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t34.html) | | [Alaska](http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/folioproxy.asp?%20url=http://wwwjnu01.legis.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/folioisa.dll/stattx98/query=*/doc/{t9331}) | [Louisiana]() | [Ohio](http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/41) | | [Arizona](http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=23) | [Maine](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/26/title26ch0sec0.html) | [Oklahoma](http://www.oklegislature.gov/osStatuesTitle.html) | | [Arkansas](http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/arcode/Default.asp) | [Maryland](http://www.michie.com/maryland/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0) | [Oregon](http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/651.html) | | [California](http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=lab) | [Massachusetts](http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter149) | [Pennsylvania](http://government.westlaw.com/linkedslice/default.asp?SP=pac-1000) | | [Colorado](http://www.michie.com/colorado/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=) | [Michigan](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/\(S\(pgbhu2453yi2cbfmy0ddoa55\)\)/mileg.aspx?page=chapterindex) | [Rhode Island](http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE28/INDEX.HTM) | | [Connecticut](http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/pub/Title31.htm) | [Minnesota](https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/revisor/pages/statute/statute_chapter.php?year=2006&start=175&close=186&history=&border=0) | [South Carolina](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/titl41.htm) | | [Delaware](http://delcode.delaware.gov/title19/index.shtml) | [Mississippi](http://www.michie.com/mississippi/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=) | [South Dakota](http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=60) | | [District of Columbia](http://government.westlaw.com/linkedslice/default.asp?SP=DCC-1000) | [Missouri](http://labor.mo.gov/laws/) | [Tennessee](http://www.michie.com/tennessee/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=) | | [Florida](http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/Title31/#Title31) | [Montana](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/39.htm) | [Texas](http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/) | | [Georgia](http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/gacode/) | [Nebraska](http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/laws/browse-chapters.php?chapter=48) | [Utah](http://www.le.state.ut.us/UtahCode/chapter.jsp?code=34) | | [Hawaii](http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/vol07_ch0346-0398/hrs0371/hrs_0371-.htm) | [Nevada](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/Index.cfm) | [Vermont](http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/chapters.cfm?Title=21) | | [Idaho](http://legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title44/T44.htm) | [New Hampshire](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/NHTOC/NHTOC-XXIII.htm) | [Virginia](http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+TOC4001000) | | [Illinois](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs2.asp?ChapterID=68) | [New Jersey](http://www.state.nj.us/dobi/division_insurance/pdfs/siwcguaranty.pdf) | [Washington](http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?Cite=49) | | [Indiana](http://www.state.in.us/legislative/ic/code/title22/) | New Mexico | [West Virginia](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/Code.cfm?chap=21&art=1) | | [Iowa](http://www.iowaworkforce.org/labor/laborecard/laws/index.htm) | [New York](http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSEAF.cgi?QUERYTYPE=LAWS+&QUERYDATA=@LLLAB+&LIST=LAW+&BROWSER=EXPLORER+&TOKEN=12027121+&TARGET=VIEW) | [Wisconsin](http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&d=index&jd=top) | | [Kansas](http://kslegislature.org/li/statute/044_000_0000_chapter/) | [North Carolina](http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/Statutes/StatutesTOC.pl?Chapter=0095) | [Wyoming](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title27/Title27.htm) | Was this helpful? ## Next Steps Contact a qualified employment attorney to make sure your rights are protected. 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