- Unemployment insurance. Companies must provide unemployment insurance. Employers pay for all of it, the employee does not pay for it, yet they can claim these benefits if they lose their job.

- Workers compensation. Companies must provide workman’s comp. This includes disability income, medical benefits and time off. The employer pays for all of it, the employee does not pay for it.

- Pregnancy disability leave. For companies with a minimum of 5 employees, reasonable accommodations must be provided, which is typically between 4-8 weeks.

-Vacation. This is not required by law. However if your employer offers this benefit, and you have accrued vacation time, they are not allowed to remove your vacation time later, nor can they deny it to you even after you’ve been fired.

-Sick pay. This is also not required by law. However you can have time off (without pay) but have your job protected under the Federal Medical Leave Act. This applies for up to 12 work weeks within a 12 month period.

- Holiday pay, retirement, healthcare. These are all not required by law.