27 datasets behind the site's state-by-state guides and calculators, each with a field dictionary, a preview, CSV and JSON downloads and a ready-made citation. Every fact links to the source it came from: official pages first, and where no official page could be read, a vetted secondary source, marked as such in each row's source_kinds. For summary figures and sortable tables, see the data roundups; for headline numbers with charts, the 2027 data reports.
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Final paycheck deadlines by state
When an employer must hand over the last paycheck after it ends a job, after an employee quits with notice and after an employee quits without notice, plus whether accrued vacation and commissions are part of final wages.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 29
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 395 values
- Unconfirmed
- 71 items
State minimum wage rates, 2026 and 2027
The hourly minimum wage each state and DC set for 2026, the 2027 rate and its start date where announced, tipped cash wages and tip credits, and whether cities may set their own higher rates.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 25
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 598 values
- Unconfirmed
- 37 items
State unemployment tax (SUTA) wage bases and rates
Each state's unemployment insurance taxable wage base for 2026 and, where announced, 2027, the rate a new employer pays, the lowest and highest experience rates, quarterly due dates and the federal FUTA figures that sit beside them.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 33
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 802 values
- Unconfirmed
- 99 items
Paid sick leave laws by state
Whether a state requires private employers to provide sick leave, how fast it accrues, the yearly cap, when it can be used, carryover and front-loading, and whether local ordinances add to it.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 26
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 322 values
- Unconfirmed
- 36 items
Workers' compensation requirements by state
The employee count at which a business must carry workers' compensation, special construction rules, exemptions for owners, contractors and some industries, monopolistic state funds, self-insurance and how to verify coverage.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 30
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 407 values
- Unconfirmed
- 62 items
DBA (assumed business name) registration by state
What each state calls a DBA, whether it is filed with the state or the county, the filing fee, how long a registration lasts before renewal, whether it must be published in a newspaper and whether it can be filed online.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 25
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 434 values
- Unconfirmed
- 100 items
State income tax reciprocity agreements
Whether a state taxes wages, which states it has a reciprocal agreement with, the withholding exemption form a cross-border employee files, whether nonresidents are taxed and whether residents get a credit for tax paid elsewhere.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 25
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 320 values
- Unconfirmed
- 67 items
State 1099 and W-2 filing requirements
Whether a state wants copies of federal 1099 forms (always, or only when state tax was withheld), whether it takes them through the IRS Combined Federal/State Filing program, the 1099 and W-2 due dates and the annual reconciliation return.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 25
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 547 values
- Unconfirmed
- 23 items
New hire reporting requirements by state
The number of days an employer has to report a new employee to the state, whether independent contractors must be reported too, the accepted reporting methods, the state's reporting office and the related withholding and unemployment registrations.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 22
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 647 values
- Unconfirmed
- 43 items
Unemployment work search requirements by state
How many job search activities a person on unemployment must make each week, what counts as an activity, how they are reported, what records to keep, job bank registration and the main exemptions.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 27
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 628 values
- Unconfirmed
- 82 items
Landlord-tenant notice periods by state
Six notice rules in state landlord-tenant law: ending a month-to-month tenancy (landlord and tenant), a rent increase, a notice for unpaid rent, landlord entry and late fees, each with its status, citation and machine-readable period.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 53
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 1,302 values
- Unconfirmed
- 30 items
Notary journal requirements by state
Whether notaries must keep a journal for in-person and for remote acts, the entries it must hold, whether the signer's signature, thumbprint or ID number is required, how long to keep it and what happens to it when the commission ends.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 24
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 647 values
- Unconfirmed
- 21 items
Car title transfer and notarization rules by state
What a private vehicle sale needs at the title step: whether the seller's or buyer's signature must be notarized, whether a bill of sale is required, the buyer's deadline to title, whether plates stay with the car, the title fee and the seller's report of sale.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 35
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 653 values
- Unconfirmed
- 117 items
Power of attorney signing requirements by state
How a financial power of attorney is signed in each state: notary and witness rules, whether the agent must sign an acknowledgment, whether the state adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, its statutory form, recording for real estate, durability and the health care document rule.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 35
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 746 values
- Unconfirmed
- 98 items
LLC annual report fees and due dates
What each state calls an LLC's recurring report, the agency, whether it is annual or biennial, the fee and the rule that sets the due date, with any separate LLC tax, the late penalty and how to file.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 34
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 709 values
- Unconfirmed
- 8 items
Security deposit rules by state
The deposit cap in months of rent, the deadline to return a deposit and when it starts, the itemized statement, interest, how the deposit must be held and the penalty for keeping it wrongly, each with its statute citation.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 40
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 770 values
- Unconfirmed
- 39 items
Small claims court rules by state
The dollar limit of each state's small claims court and any second limit, filing fees by claim size, who can file, whether lawyers may appear, where to file, how papers are served, appeals and online filing.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 21
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 573 values
- Unconfirmed
- 58 items
Remote seller sales tax thresholds by state
The sales amount and transaction count at which an out-of-state seller must register, how the two tests combine, the measuring period, marketplace facilitator rules, the state rate, local taxes and whether digital products are taxed.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 21
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 452 values
- Unconfirmed
- 75 items
State E-Verify requirements
Whether each state and DC requires E-Verify for private employers (and above what headcount), for public employers and for state contractors, when the rule took effect, the penalty, and any state limit on using E-Verify.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 23
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 208 values
- Unconfirmed
- 144 items
Eviction court process by state
Where an eviction case is filed in each state and DC, the filing fee, when the hearing is held, how long the tenant has to answer, when the writ issues and how long the tenant has to leave, who carries out the lockout, whether paying up stops the case, and right-to-counsel and diversion programs.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 43
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 946 values
- Unconfirmed
- 171 items
Small estate affidavit limits by state
How much an estate can be worth and still pass by small estate affidavit or summary procedure in each state and DC, how long after the death it can be used, whether it is sworn before a notary, whether anything is filed with a court, and the separate amounts for a surviving spouse.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 24
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 421 values
- Unconfirmed
- 26 items
Will signing and witness rules by state
The signing formalities for a will in each state and DC: the number of witnesses, what happens when a witness inherits, whether a self-proving affidavit is allowed and who notarizes it, whether handwritten (holographic) and electronic wills are recognized, remote witnessing, and the minimum age for the will-maker and witnesses.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 25
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 708 values
- Unconfirmed
- 22 items
Apostille offices and fees by state
Which state office issues apostilles and certifications in each state and DC, its fee per document and any expedite fee, whether it takes requests by mail, in person or online, processing time, the order form, and what vital records, notarized, court, school and county documents need before they can be sent.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 26
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 561 values
- Unconfirmed
- 41 items
Meal and rest break laws by state
Whether each state and DC requires a meal break or rest breaks for adults (and for which employers), the shift length that triggers each break and its length in minutes, whether it is paid, the separate rule for workers under 18, waivers, coverage and penalties. 'none' only where the state's own agency says it has no rule.
- Jurisdictions
- 51
- Fields
- 28
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 425 values
- Unconfirmed
- 114 items
Notary fee limits by state
Maximum notary fees in 49 states and DC (New Jersey has its own page): the fee per act, each act's fee where the state lists them, electronic and remote notarization fees, and what the state says about travel fees.
- Jurisdictions
- 50
- Fields
- 19
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 377 values
- Unconfirmed
- 0 items
How to become a notary, by state
How to get a notary commission in 49 states and DC (New Jersey has its own guide): the commissioning office, who may apply, the steps in order, the costs the state lists, the term and renewal, and electronic or remote notarization.
- Jurisdictions
- 50
- Fields
- 14
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 347 values
- Unconfirmed
- 0 items
Local minimum wage rates, 2026 and 2027
Each US city, county and state-set region we confirmed on an official page with a general minimum wage above its state's: the 2026 rate, the 2027 rate and its start date where announced, employer-size tiers and tipped cash wages where the source states them.
- Jurisdictions
- 54
- Fields
- 20
- Checked
- November 2026
- Confirmed
- 402 values
- Unconfirmed
- 32 items
License
All datasets are free under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Credit "MCC Solutions" and link to the dataset's page. For bulk access and update notices, see the business data license.
Accuracy
Facts come from official government pages as they read on the checked date. Anything not confirmed there is null and named in the row's unconfirmed list. General information, not legal or tax advice; MCC Solutions is not a law firm and we are not lawyers.