What a Mississippi business has to have in writing
Mississippi carries one of the lightest state written-policy loads in the country, with no OSHA state plan, so most workplace compliance is federal.
What is distinctly Mississippi is the drug and alcohol testing statute, which forces any employer that tests to publish a written policy and give 30 days notice before it starts, and the 2019 Insurance Data Security Law, which makes insurance licensees keep a written information security program and certify to the Commissioner.
Suppliers hosting state data go through the Department of Information Technology Services' enterprise cloud and offsite hosting security policy. Contractors above the statutory thresholds must be licensed by the State Board of Contractors.
Mississippi has a rule of its own in 6 of the 14 areas, listed below. In 1 more we searched the state's own site and found nothing beyond the federal rule, but we have not finished writing up where we looked, so that one is not shown yet. The remaining 7 areas we have not checked yet.
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Mississippi rules for a 15–19 person general business
We check the same 14 areas of state law on every state page: breach notification, data security program, consumer privacy law, biometric and health data, harassment prevention, workplace safety programs, workplace violence prevention, insurance data security, state vendor security program, paid leave policies, required postings, pay transparency, licensing and certifications, and other written policies. Federal rules apply in most of these already. What this page adds is whether Mississippi has a rule of its own on top. The federal rules every employer carries follow the Mississippi rules. Each row names what you must write, post, file or certify, who enforces it, and links to the authority.
Breach Notification 1Who you must tell after a data breach, and how fast
State Vendor Security Program 1Certification a vendor needs before selling cloud services to the state
Required Postings 1The notices every workplace in the state must display
Licensing and Certifications 1Registrations, licenses and certifications a business or its staff must hold
Other Written Policies 4Any other document the state makes an employer write or hand out
Because You Are in Construction 1Industry layer
Because You Are in Food & Beverage 1Industry layer
Because You Are in Financial & Tax 1Industry layer
Federal rules for a 15–19 person general business
Federal rules apply in every state, on top of the Mississippi rules above.
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Sources
Mississippi Attorney General - Consumer Protection DivisionMississippi LegislatureMississippi Insurance Department - Mississippi Cybersecurity LawMississippi Insurance Department - BulletinsMississippi Attorney GeneralMississippi Workers' Compensation CommissionMississippi Workers' Compensation Commission - FormsMississippi Department of Employment Security - EmployersMississippi Secretary of State - Business ServicesMississippi Department of Employment Security - Register With UsMississippi State Board of Contractors - ContractorsMississippi State Board of Contractors - LicensesMississippi State Board of Contractors - Maintaining a LicenseMississippi State Department of Health - Food Facilities and PermitsMississippi State Department of HealthMississippi Department of Employment Security - New Hire ReportingMississippi Department of EducationMississippi ITS - Enterprise Security Policies and StandardsMississippi ITS - Vendor InformationMississippi ITS - Hosting (Enterprise Compute and Cloud Services)