50-State Law Surveys
State-by-state comparison charts of how each U.S. jurisdiction (and, where covered, each country) treats a body of law — including non-competes, consumer privacy, stay-or-pay employee repayment terms, and wage & hour rules. Every row links to the full practice guide for that jurisdiction, anchored to a verified primary source. This is legal research, not legal advice.
Non-Compete Laws
A 50-state non-compete survey: which states enforce, limit by income threshold, or ban employee non-competes, with the controlling statute or case for each jurisdiction.
68 published jurisdiction notes
- Worldwide Non-Compete Survey (68 jurisdictions)
- U.S. Non-Compete Survey (56 jurisdictions)
Consumer Privacy Laws
A state privacy laws comparison chart: which states have a comprehensive consumer privacy law, who must comply, what a privacy policy must say, and whether consumers can sue.
51 published jurisdiction notes
- U.S. State Consumer Privacy Survey (51 jurisdictions)
- How privacy notices are actually drafted (40 company notices)
Invention Assignment Laws
How each jurisdiction treats invention assignment law, compared across 56 jurisdictions, each row linked to a source-backed practice guide.
56 published jurisdiction notes
- U.S. invention-assignment survey (56 jurisdictions)
Stay-or-Pay Laws
A 50-state stay-or-pay and employee repayment survey: which states enforce repayment terms, limit final-pay deductions, or bar clawbacks of already-earned pay.
3 published jurisdiction notes
- U.S. 50-State Stay-or-Pay & Employee Repayment Survey (3 jurisdictions)
Wage & Hour Laws
A 50-state wage and hour survey: each state’s minimum wage relative to the federal floor, daily overtime, meal and rest breaks, final-pay timing, and the employee-vs-contractor test.
12 published jurisdiction notes
- U.S. 50-State Wage & Hour Survey (12 jurisdictions)
Forms-provider surveys
Side-by-side comparisons of widely used contract forms, clause by clause — compiled from each form’s own wording.
Due diligence request lists, compared →
Employee offer letters, compared →
Employee invention-assignment forms (CIIA / PIIA), compared →