Minnesota Clarifies that Refusing to Engage in the Accommodation Process May Be Discriminatory

Highlights Impacted Employers: All employers covered by the Minnesota Human Rights Act. Effective Date: May 19, 2026 Summary: Failure to engage in the process to determine whether a ...

Maryland Prohibits Certain Supervisor-Employee Committees, Adds Penalties for Youth Labor Violations

Highlights Impacted Employers:Allemployers in Maryland Effective Date:June 1, 2026 Summary: Maryland has enacted legislation prohibiting employers from allowing the formation of certain ...

Maine to Require Pay Disclosure in Job Postings

Highlights Impacted Employers:All Maine employers with 10 or more employees Effective Date:July 29 2026 Summary: Maine has enacted legislation that generally requires employers with 10 ...

Chicago Amends Rules for ‘Fair Workweek Ordinance’

Highlights Impacted Employers: All employers covered by Chicago’s Fair Workweek Ordinance (for details on coverage, go to the Background section below). Effective Date: June 1, 2026 ...

Alabama Creates Tax Credit for Employers that Provide Paid Leave for Organ Donation

Highlights Impacted Employers:Allemployers in Alabama Effective Date:The tax credit will be in effect for tax years 2027 through 2031 Summary:Alabama has enacted legislation creating a ...

Federal Court Blocks TPS for Yemen

Highlights Impacted Employers: All employers with employees holding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) based on Yemen designation. Effective Date: The Yemen TPS termination that was ...

Treasury Publishes Final Rules Listing Occupations that Qualify for No Tax on Tips Deduction and Provides Additional Guidance on Qualified Tips

Covered Employers Employers who employ workers in any occupation on the IRS’s final list of “Occupations that Customarily and Regularly Received Tips" ("Listed Occupations"). ...

ICE Updates Form I-9 Enforcement Guidance

Highlights Impacted Employers: All employers Effective Date: March 16, 2026 (date updated guidance was published). Summary: U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Washington Prohibits Mandatory Employee Microchipping

Highlights Impacted Employers:Washington state employers Effective Date:June 11, 2026 Summary:Washington state has enacted legislation that prohibits an employer from ...

Virginia to Add Heat Illness Prevention Requirements

Highlights Impacted Employers:Virginia employers Effective Date:Employer regulations will be developed by May 1, 2028. Summary:Virginia has enacted legislation that will require employers to implement heat ...

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