Know Your Rights and Obligations Under the Local Laws

Virginia

• Virginia Employment Commission
  • Information for Employers from the VEC
  • Unemployment Insurance Benefits, Rights and Responsibilities
  • Filing an Unemployment Claim
• Virginia Employers Handbook created by the VEC
• Employer Posters Specific to Virginia
  • Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act
  • Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Act
  • Virginia Department of Social Services
  • Virginia Workers’ Compensation
• Contact Information for Virginia area Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Offices
  • Alexandria Office of Human Rights
  • Arlington County Human Rights Commission
  • Fairfax County Human Rights Commission
  • Prince William County Human Rights Commission
  • Virginia Council on Human Rights
• Code of Virginia – Labor & Employment Laws

District of Columbia

• District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
  • Labor Standards and Worker Protection
  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Unemployment Compensation Information
  • Special Information for Veterans
  • Wage and Hour Compliance Information
    • Contains information regarding the DC Minimum Wage Act Revision of 1992, the DC Wage Payment and Wage Collection Law, DC Wage Garnishment Law, DC Wage-Hour Rules, DC Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008, Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Rules.
  • Workers Compensation Information through the Office of Workers’ Compensation
  • Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
• For more information, the DC Department of Employment Services Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 4058 Minnesota Avenue NE, Washington DC 20019. They may be contacted by phone at 202.724.7000 or email at does@dc.gov
• District of Columbia Office of Human Rights

Maryland

• Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
  • Division of Labor and Industry : Maryland Employment Laws
    • The Maryland Equal Pay for Equal Work, Title 3, Subtitle 3
    • The Maryland Wage and Hour Law, Title 3, Subtitle 4
    • The Maryland Wage, Payment and Collection Law, Title 3, Subtitle 5 House Bill 214 – Definition of Wage –
    • The Maryland Lie Detector Tests, Title 3, Subtitle 7
    • Shift Break – The Healthy Retail Employee Act, Title 3, Section 710
    • Shift Break – The Healthy Retail Employee Act, Title 3, Section 103
    • Code of Maryland Regulations 09.12.41
    • Flexible Leave Act
  • Guide to Wage Payment and Employment Standards in Maryland
    • Covers all topics regarding wages including Overtime and Employment –At-Will.
• Labor and Employment Publications from the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
  • Division of Labor and Industry
  • Workers’ Compensation Commission
  • Division of Unemployment Insurance
  • Maryland Commission on Human Rights
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Maryland Occupational Safety and Health
• Contact Information for Maryland Equal Employment Opportunity Offices
  • City of Baltimore Community Relations Commission
    • Phone: 410-396-3141
  • Howard County Office of Human Rights
    • Phone: 410-313-6430
  • Maryland Commission on Civil Rights
  • Prince George’s County Human Relations Commission
    • Phone: 301-883-6170
• Employment Related Posters in Maryland