Is there a site online that i can visit to see the entire mississippi labor law and maybe download or print it in a pdf? im looking for a refrence for info on what is legal and not legal. ive done some looking and have not been able to come up with anything. maybe i over looked it. thanks for any help your able to give

http://michie.lexisnexis.com/mississippi/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=
TITLE 71 LABOR AND INDUSTRY

JoeC

You also can check the federal wage and hour laws (to which all states must minimally adhere) here:
http://www.dol.gov/dol/allcfr/ESA/Title_29/Chapter_V.htm

Is there anything particular you are concerned about? In the majority of circumstances, Mississippi defers to the FLSA for wage and hour issues.

im looking for a refrence for info on what is legal and not legal. ive done some looking and have not been able to come up with anything. maybe i over looked it.

Good for you that you are trying to find the laws yourself. The problem of looking for something and not finding it is that it may not exist, even though you have been told by lots of folks that it does.

Feel free to ask here and folks will be able to answer most of the questions or point you in the right direction.

And to expand on ScottB's point, you're generally not going to find a law that says "it is legal to do" X. The laws specify what the employer MUST do and what the employer may NOT do. If the laws are silent, generally speaking, what is done is up to the employer.

You also can check the federal wage and hour laws (to which all states must minimally adhere) here:
http://www.dol.gov/dol/allcfr/ESA/Title_29/Chapter_V.htm

Is there anything particular you are concerned about? In the majority of circumstances, Mississippi defers to the FLSA for wage and hour issues.

Also, unless you are looking for something very specific, it is maybe easier to work with federal DOL's subject based "fact sheets" instead of the regulations.
http://www.dol.gov/esa/fact-sheets-index.htm

Some states like California have pretty good websites for their state's rules. Mississippi is not my state, and I have no idea what their laws (and websites) are like.

Also, unless you are looking for something very specific, it is maybe easier to work with federal DOL's subject based "fact sheets" instead of the regulations.
http://www.dol.gov/esa/fact-sheets-index.htm

Some states like California have pretty good websites for their state's rules. Mississippi is not my state, and I have no idea what their laws (and websites) are like.

Their wage and hour laws are minimal, actually, and their website reflects that. :rolleyes:

A couple of years ago I put together a fact sheet on employment laws for each of the 50 states for a client.

MS had the shortest one of the entire 50, or, more accurately, the most, "See Federal" or "No provision" statements.

If you want to spend the money the best book to get is West's Annotated Mississippi Code (Annotated Statute & Code Series)
http://west.thomson.com/store/volume.aspx?product_id=16529836
Call the 800 number tell them you want Tittle 71 the whole Volume is only $111. You can also read it for free at your local law library. This note only gives the laws,but what the courts are saying as well. It's a very good tool to use as a starting point.
JoeC

thanks for all the help. i am a shop steward for my local office and a part
of a much larger state wide union. about 400 paying members and more none paying members in union positions. we have been blessed with good and fair management in my area but from time to time we all try to put our heads together to try to solve problems that may come about all over the state and i am looking to become as knowleable as i can about things that may help me with my duties as a shop steward and an active member of my union. as i said in the begining thanks for any and all help given

Well if your a steward you want to go here as well:
http://www.nlrb.gov/ they re-did the site I liked it better before you can set up a user name,and password. Also link to the basic guide its in PDF.
JoeC