• Read about Massachusetts labor laws
• Register online with the Division of Employment and Training

Hiring

• Learn about workplace rights and responsibilities
• Conduct a criminal background check
• Find out about Right to Work laws and union requirements
• Report new hires online in compliance with the New Hire Reporting Law

Wage And Hour Rules

• Learn about state employment standards
• Look up current minimum wage rates
• Look up overtime wage rate information
• Look up average wages by location and industry
• Look up prevailing wage rates for public works contracts
• Learn how to comply with child support withholding orders
• Find information on break and hour laws for adult workers
• Learn about special laws that apply to child workers

• Read about workplace safety
• Learn about Worker's compensation

Discrimination

State Information

• Look up State anti-discrimination laws

Local Information

• Boston
• Other areas

Required Posters

• Get the required employment posters for your workplace

• Read about layoffs, firings and resignations
• Learn about severance pay