US Jurisdictions

Mississippi

New and Updated

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    Legal Timetable

    Mississippi Protects Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs

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    Handbook Templates

    Weapons in the Workplace Handbook Statement: Mississippi

    Mississippi employers seeking to prevent workplace violence, provide notice that weapons will not be permitted inside the workplace and show their compliance with the Mississippi law that gives employees the right to maintain a lawfully possessed firearm inside a locked, personal vehicle should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Workplace Security: Mississippi

    Updated to reflect a Mississippi Supreme Court decision involving the wrongful termination of an employee in violation of the guns-in-parking-lots law.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Taxation of Employee Benefits: Mississippi

    This guide provides HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding the taxation and reporting in Mississippi of health insurance benefits for those in same-sex marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Health Care Benefits: Mississippi

    This guide provides an overview of Mississippi health care benefit laws, including coverage requirements.

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    Employment Law Guide

    FMLA: Mississippi

    Mississippi does not have a family and medical leave law applicable to private sector employers.

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    Handbook Templates

    Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Mississippi

    Mississippi employers seeking to show their compliance with Mississippi's prohibition against texting and social networking while driving, to promote driving safety and to limit liability from accidents involving employees who are driving and using electronic devices for work-related purposes or while driving a company-owned vehicle should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Handbook Templates

    Mississippi Supplement: Table of Contents

    Table of contents containing links to all the policy statements available for Mississippi, which together combine to form a suggested supplement to an employee handbook.

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    Legal Timetable

    Mississippi to Expand Texting While Driving Ban

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    Employment Law Guide

    Payment of Wages: Mississippi

    This guide provides HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding Mississippi wage payment requirements, including those pertaining to wage payment methods, pay frequency, permitted and prohibited pay deductions, pay statements, final pay, deceased employee wages and unclaimed wages.

Mississippi at a Glance

Mississippi Employment Law Guide

At-Will, Contracts and Restrictive Covenants

EEO

Employee Benefits

Employee Leaves

Employee Management

HR Strategy, Management and the Law

Labor Relations

Organizational Exit

Payroll

Recruiting and Hiring

Risk Management - Health, Safety, Security

Types of Employers and Workers

Wage and Hour