Enforces state labor laws including: wage payment, minimum wage, prevailing wage, child labor, lie detector tests, inspection of personnel files, the Equal Pay Law, meal break law, employee misclassification and state and federal laws pertaining to employment discrimination relating to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability or marital status. Handicapped persons protections, continuation of labor contracts following merger, employees rights to certain inventions, payment of railroad workers, employment of strike breakers, excessive interest on loans by employers, public authority takeover of mass transportation systems, title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, age discrimination in public works contracts, clean indoor air act, quality in hiring, special employment practices (health care & child care facilities), requirement for adult abuse registry check.Please note: Claims of HIPAA violations or cases of medical-related discrimination should be referred to the U.S. Department of Labor.