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About employment law in Mississippi
Discrimination and harassment, unpaid wages and overtime, retaliation and wrongful termination. Mississippi has no state minimum wage law, so the federal Fair Labor Standards Act sets the minimum wage, and most discrimination claims start with a charge to the federal EEOC — within 180 days in Mississippi.
- Mississippi has no state minimum wage law. Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
- The EEOC says that in Mississippi you have 180 days from the date of the harm to file a discrimination charge.
- The EEOC's Jackson Area Office is in the Dr. A. H. McCoy Federal Building, 100 West Capitol Street, Suite 338, Jackson.
Common questions about employment lawyers in Biloxi
How long do I have to file a discrimination charge with the EEOC in Mississippi?
The EEOC says that in Mississippi an individual has 180 days from the date of the alleged harm to file a charge. Equal Pay Act claims don't need a charge and have two years, or three if the discrimination was willful. Federal employees must contact their agency's EEO counselor within 45 days.
What is the minimum wage in Mississippi?
Mississippi has no state minimum wage law, so employers covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
Where would an employment case from Biloxi start?
Most discrimination claims start with a charge to the EEOC, whose Jackson Area Office is in the Dr. A. H. McCoy Federal Building, 100 West Capitol Street, Suite 338, Jackson. Complaints about wages under federal law can go to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (1-866-487-9243).
Are the employment lawyers listed for Biloxi licensed?
To practise law in Mississippi a lawyer must be a member of The Mississippi Bar. You can look up any lawyer in the Bar's member directory, which is updated daily. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in that directory before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire.
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