Please select a topic below to jump directly to the corresponding agency:
- Discrimination/Harassment
- Safety & Health (workplace health & safety complaints and information)
- Unemployment Insurance
- Wage and Hour/Labor Standards Violations
- Workers’ Compensation (for job-related injuries or illness)
1. Discrimination/Harassment
For more information about filing a discrimination or harassment claim in Mississippi, see our page on filing a discrimination complaint: Mississippi
Discrimination/Harassment – State Agency
Mississippi has no state agency that enforces antidiscrimination laws; see the local EEOC office(s) below.
Discrimination/Harassment – Local Offices of Federal Agency (EEOC)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Jackson Area Office
Dr. A.H. McCoy Federal Building
100 West Capitol Street, Suite 207
Jackson, MS 39269
Phone:1-800-669-4000
Fax: 1-800-669-4000
TTY: 1-800-669-682
For more information about this agency, see the EEOC section of our page on federal agencies.
2. Safety & Health (workplace health & safety complaints and information)
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Jackson Area Office
Dr. A.H. McCoy Federal Bldg.
U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA
100 West Capitol Street
Suite 749
Jackson, MS 39269-1620
Phone: (601)965-4606
Fax: (601)965-4610
For more information about this agency, see the OSHA section of our page on federal agencies.
3. Unemployment Insurance
Mississippi Employment Security Commission
Office of the Governor
1235 Echelon Parkway
P.O. Box 39215-1699
Jackson, MS 39215-1699
Phone: (601) 354-8711
Web Address: http://www.mdes.ms.gov/wps/portal
4. Wage and Hour/Labor Standards Violations
Wage and Hour/Labor Standards – State Agency
Mississippi has no state agency that enforces wage and hour laws; see the local DOL office(s) below.
Wage and Hour/Labor Standards – Local Offices of Federal Agency (DOL)
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
ESA Wage & Hour Division
Gulf Coast District Office
The Forum Building, Suite 605
950 22nd Street North
Birmingham, AL 35203-3711
Phone: (205) 536-8570
Toll free: 1-866-4-USWAGE (1-866-487-9243)
Mobile Alabama Area Office
1141 Montlimar Drive
Paramont Center Building
Suite 1008
Mobile, AL 36609
Phone: (251) 441-5311
Toll Free: 1-866-4-USWAGE (1-866-487-9243)
Montgomery Area Office
4001 Carmichael Road,
Suite 215
Montgomery, AL 36106-3603
Phone: (334) 223-7450
Toll Free: 1-866-4-USWAGE (1-866-487-9243)
For more information about this agency, see the U.S. Department of Labor section of our page on federal agencies
5. Workers’ Compensation (for job-related injuries or illness)
Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission
1428 Lakeland Drive
P. O. Box 5300
Jackson, MS 39296-5300
Phone: (601) 987-4200
Web Address: http://www.mwcc.state.ms.us