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