Alaska, Oregon, the District of Columbia, and more than 20 local jurisdictions will increase their minimum wage rates on July 1, 2026. California has an industry-specific minimum wage that will increase on that date. Many non-exempt employees will be entitled to a higher pay rate as a ...

Highlights Impacted employers and effective dates:  July 1, 2027: Employers with at least 50 employees; January 1, 2028: Employers with at least 25 employees; and January 1, 2029: Employers with at least one employee. Summary: Virginia will require covered ...

Highlights Impacted Employers: Oklahoma employers with one or more employees in Oklahoma  Effective Date: November 1, 2026 Summary: Oklahoma has enacted legislation that amends its medical marijuana law. Next Steps: Review and update workplace safety and drug testing policies by ...

Highlights Impacted Employers: An employer with at least one employee (other than agricultural and domestic) earning at least $1,000 in a calendar year. Effective Date: October 1, 2026 Summary: New Jersey has released guidance on the ABC test, which is used to help ...

Highlights Impacted Employers: Employers with 100 or more employees working in Hawaii. Effective Date: July 1, 2026 Summary: Hawaii has enacted legislation amending the Hawaii Family Leave Law (HFLL) to allow leave for a “qualifying military exigency.” Next ...

Highlights Impacted Employers: Employers that conduct electronic monitoring of employees on the employer’s premises Effective Date: October 1, 2026 Summary: Connecticut has enacted legislation expanding employer notice requirements for electronic monitoring of employees. Beginning ...

Highlight Impacted Employers:  Employers with 100 or more employees. Effective Date: October 1, 2026 Summary: Connecticut has enacted legislation that will require employers with 100 or more employees to create a guide to pay codes. Next Steps: Review the law in full ...

Highlights Impacted Employers: All employers Effective Date: October 1, 2026 Summary: Connecticut has enacted legislation that will expand pay transparency requirements. Next Steps: Review the law in full and determine whether any changes to policies and practices should ...

Highlights    Impacted Employers: All employers.  Effective Date: October 1, 2026  Summary: Connecticut has enacted legislation that expands a prohibition on employment promissory notes.  Next Steps: Review the law in full and determine whether any ...

Highlights Impacted Employers: All employers in Connecticut Effective Date: October 1, 2026 Summary: Employers must provide reasonable break times for nursing employees under state law, and must provide a new notice about reasonable accommodations for disabilities. ...