Maryland has enacted legislation that will delay for a third time the implementation of a program that will provide job protection and wage-replacement benefits to employees who need time off from work for certain family and medical reasons. The Details By way of background, in 2022, Maryland ...

Illinois has enacted legislation clarifying that employers must pay employees at their regular rate of compensation during breaks taken under the state’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. The clarification is a result of the enactment of Senate Bill 212 and is effective Jan. ...

Illinois has enacted legislation that amends the state’s Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act to also entitle part-time employees to paid organ donation leave. The change is a result of the enactment of House Bill 1616 and becomes effective Jan. 1, 2026. The Details Prior to ...

Highlights Impacted Employers: Employers with employees who earn the California minimum wage, and employers with certain employees who are classified as exempt from overtime in California. Effective ...

    Highlights Impacted Employers: Hotel employers with 60 or more rooms. Effective Date: Sept. 8, 2025 Summary: The minimum wage for employees ...

Highlights Impacted Employers: Employers seeking to sponsor workers under an H1-B visa in the future. Effective Date: 12:01 a.m. EDT Sunday, Sept.  21, 2025.  The restriction is set to last for one year, unless extended. Summary: On Sept.  19, 2025, the President issued a ...

Highlights Impacted Employers:   Employers employing TPS beneficiaries from Venezuela under the 2021 designation Effective Date:   November 7, 2025 Summary:  DHS recently announced the termination of the 2021 designation of TPS for Venezuela.  The ...

The H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act), was signed into law on July 4, 2025. The Act includes several significant changes that are relevant to companies for payroll, employment tax and employee benefits purposes, with some key provisions effective retroactively as of Jan. 1, 2025. ...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision concerning Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela.  The government is expected to appeal. The Details The Court of Appeals decision upholds a lower court's previous ruling that delayed actions of the Department of ...