Hiring -- Personnel practices -- Wages and hours -- Employee benefits -- Taxes -- Family and medical leave -- Health and safety -- Illegal discrimination -- Workers with disabilities -- Termination -- Employee privacy -- Independent contractors -- Unions -- Lawyers and legal research -- Appendix. Labor departments and agencies -- State drug and alcohol testing laws -- State laws on employee arrest and conviction records -- State laws on access to personnel records -- State minimum wage laws for tipped and regular employees -- State meal and rest break laws -- State health insurance continuation laws -- State family and medical leave laws -- State laws prohibiting discrimination in employment -- Agencies that enforce laws prohibiting discrimination in employment -- State laws that control final paychecks