{"id":6768,"date":"2012-06-21T19:44:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T19:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=6768"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:36:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:36:56","slug":"mississippi-employment-law","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/mississippi-employment-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi employment law overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-efae2095 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8e1436f2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/meet-our-authors\/#brightmine-editorial-team\"><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>Brightmine Editorial Team<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Mississippi has laws that provide greater protections to employees than federal law, including health care continuation coverage obligations for smaller employers, but generally follows federal law with respect to topics such as occupational safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Select Mississippi employment requirements are summarized below to help an employer understand the range of employment laws affecting the employer-employee relationship in the state. An employer must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/solutions\/reduce-compliance-risk\/\">comply<\/a> with both federal and state law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">An employer must also comply with applicable municipal law obligations affecting the employment relationship, in addition to complying with state and federal requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"eeo-diversity-employee-relations\">EEO, diversity and employee relations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Mississippi law generally prohibits an employer from discriminating against individuals based on characteristics such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">Membership or former membership in covered military service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Expunged criminal records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Smoking or use of tobacco products during nonwork hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In addition, Mississippi has an equal pay law that prohibits employers with five or more employees from engaging in sex-based pay discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Be aware that where there is overlap between federal, state and\/or local law, complying with the law that offers the greatest rights or benefits to the employee will generally apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recruiting-hiring\">Recruiting and hiring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Key Mississippi requirements impacting recruiting and hiring are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"criminal-checks-ms\">Criminal checks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">State conviction and arrest records are available to employers that have been authorized in writing by the subject of the record sought, or that are otherwise authorized by state or federal law. Upon request for such records, an employer must submit proper identification and written authorization from the prospective employee\/subject of the record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"drug-testing-ms\">Drug testing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">A Mississippi employer may require job applicants to submit to neutral selection drug and alcohol testing as a condition of employment. All information obtained through drug and alcohol testing programs is confidential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">An employer that chooses to require preemployment drug and alcohol testing must notify the applicants in writing that they may be tested. The notice must be provided upon submission of the application and prior to collection of the test specimen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Applicants who submit to a drug test must be given an opportunity to provide relevant information, such as the current or recent use of prescription or nonprescription medication. An employer may not refuse to hire an applicant due to a positive test result that has not been verified by a confirmation test conducted by a laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The employer pays the cost of drug and alcohol tests, except job applicants pay the cost of additional testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"e-verify-ms\">E-Verify<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Mississippi&#8217;s Employment Protection Act requires all employers to register with and use E-Verify to verify the employment authorization status of all newly hired employees. An employer may only hire employees who are legal US citizens or who are legal aliens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Additionally, third-party employers (defined as any person or company that provides workers for another person or company, which includes leasing companies and contract employers) that conduct business in Mississippi are required to provide proof of registration and participation in the E-Verify program to any Mississippi employer with whom they do business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Be aware that where there is overlap between federal, state and\/or local law, complying with the law that offers the greatest rights or benefits to the employee will generally apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-secondary-light-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fcdab8bb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Want to make smarter, more-informed decisions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.274), 16px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-blue-color has-primary-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"\/us\/products\/hr-compliance-center\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wage-hour\">Wage and hour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Key Mississippi requirements impacting wages and hours are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"breastfeeding-breaks-ms\">Breastfeeding breaks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">A Mississippi employer may not prohibit employees from expressing breast milk during any meal period or other break period provided by the employer. Mississippi does not require employers to provide employees with meal or other break periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"child-labor-ms\">Child labor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Child labor laws in Mississippi restrict the occupations in which minors may be employed and the number of hours and times during which they may work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Minors under the age of 14 may not work in any mill, cannery (except a fruit or vegetable cannery), workshop, factory or manufacturing establishment in Mississippi. Minors between the ages of 14 and 16 may not work in these facilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">For more than eight hours per day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">For more than 44 hours per week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Be aware that where there is overlap between federal, state and\/or local law, complying with the law that offers the greatest rights or benefits to the employee will generally apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pay-benefits\">Pay and benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Key Mississippi requirements impacting pay and benefits are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"health-care-continuation-ms\">Health care continuation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Mississippi&#8217;s health care continuation law applies to all employers. The law generally requires that continuation coverage be extended to employees and their covered dependents whose coverage terminates for any reason. Unlike federal COBRA, the state law does not disqualify employees terminated for gross misconduct and provides continuation coverage for up to 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"payment-of-wages-ms\">Payment of wages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">An employer must pay the full amount of wages due to employees in cash, or with checks that can be cashed in full at banks where arrangements have been made for cashing without difficulty. An employer may pages by direct deposit or payroll debit cards if certain conditions are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pay-statements-ms\">Pay statements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">An employer must furnish each employee with a statement of deductions made from his or her wages for each pay period in which deductions are made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pay-frequency-ms\">Pay frequency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Nonexempt employees must be at least semimonthly, on regular pay days designated in advance. An employer may establish regular paydays that occur less frequently than semimonthly for bona fide executive, supervisory and other special classifications of employees, provided that the employees are paid in full at least monthly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wage-deductions-ms\">Wage deductions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">An employer may make deductions from employees&#8217; wages that are required by federal or state law or that are authorized by the employee (e.g., contributions to benefit plans, payment into their personal savings account, charitable contributions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Be aware that where there is overlap between federal, state and\/or local law, complying with the law that offers the greatest rights or benefits to the employee will generally apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"time-off-leaves-absence\">Time off and leaves of absence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Mississippi has few laws relating to required time off and leaves of absence for employees, which cover all employers. These laws include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">Military leave<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Jury duty leave<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Crime victim leave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Be aware that where there is overlap between federal, state and\/or local law, complying with the law that offers the greatest rights or benefits to the employee will generally apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"health-safety\">Health and safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Key Mississippi requirements impacting health and safety are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"weapons-in-the-workplace-ms\">Weapons in the workplace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">An employer in Mississippi may not prohibit employees from transporting or storing a gun in a locked vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage or other designated parking area, unless the employer restricts public access to the parking area. An employer may prohibit employees from storing guns in a company vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"safe-driving-practices-ms\">Safe driving practices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Mississippi bans texting and social networking on a hand-held mobile telephone while driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Be aware that where there is overlap between federal, state and\/or local law, complying with the law that offers the greatest rights or benefits to the employee will generally apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"organizational-exit\">Organizational exit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If an employer&#8217;s policy, employment contract or union contract provides for paid vacations and contains no forfeiture provisions, the employer must pay a terminated employee all vested vacation time that was not taken prior to the termination. The vacation time must be paid at the final rate of pay, and regardless of whether the termination is voluntary or involuntary or the result of the employer&#8217;s closing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">An employer may pay all wages due to a deceased employee to individuals in a certain order, beginning with the employee&#8217;s spouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Be aware that where there is overlap between federal, state and\/or local law, complying with the law that offers the greatest rights or benefits to the employee will generally apply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-gray);border-left-width:2px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-2 is-position-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-secondary-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-db4c44a6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b827052 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:5px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\" class=\"\">In this resource:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.274), 16px);line-height:1.3\" class=\"\"><a href=\"#eeo-diversity-employee-relations\">EEO, diversity and employee relations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.274), 16px);line-height:1.3\" class=\"\"><a href=\"#recruiting-hiring\">Recruiting and hiring<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.274), 16px);line-height:1.3\" class=\"\"><a href=\"#wage-hour\">Wage and hour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.274), 16px);line-height:1.3\" class=\"\"><a href=\"#pay-benefits\">Pay and benefits<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.274), 16px);line-height:1.3\" class=\"\"><a href=\"#time-off-leaves-absence\">Time off and leaves of absence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.274), 16px);line-height:1.3\" class=\"\"><a href=\"#health-safety\">Health and safety<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.274), 16px);line-height:1.3\" class=\"\"><a href=\"#organizational-exit\">Organizational exit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-bleach-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a36fa716 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get the full picture. 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