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On July 22, 2026, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter providing welcome assurance for employers with remote employees who commute between a home office and their employer’s workplace during a workday. The letter addresses commute-time compensability of home-to-work travel in three different scenarios. The opinion emphasized the longstanding principle that time […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that, effective July 1, 2026, it would increase the business travel mileage rate to 76 cents per mile. Employers should ensure that they are paying the proper mileage rate for the period at issue, particularly in locations such as California that require expense reimbursements. California Labor Code section 2802 requires employers […]
Air quality warnings continue to impact employers as wildfires rage in Canada and the US. Whether you’re in a location that typically experiences wildfires or in a region where this is an unusual occurrence, you’ll want to have a plan to address employee safety and workplace compliance. This article lists six quick tips to help […]
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued a final rule implementing recent changes to its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, effective July 23, 2026. The final rule largely adopts the regulatory framework of the proposed rule without material changes to the core provisions in the DCWP’s draft rule. Enforcement, penalty structure, accrual […]
New Jersey employers must adapt to significant amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA), which took effect July 17, 2026. These changes will expand coverage to smaller businesses, reduce the waiting periods for new employees to qualify for leave, and create new job restoration and benefit selection rights. Major Changes to New Jersey […]
Employers in Washington State with 15 or more employees anywhere must comply, as of July 1, 2026, with the Washington Fair Chance Act (WFCA) as amended last year, which significantly restricts when and how employers may conduct criminal background checks, obtain criminal history information, consider criminal history in hiring, and a formal two-step process for taking […]
Fuel prices are on the rise, and so are wages, so get your fill of notable rate-related developments since the January 1 update, along with known nonexempt and exempt employee rate changes that will take effect on July 1, 2026. These articles represent rates “known” at the time of publication. Jurisdictions that will not have—or […]
Each new year, employers in the United States are accustomed to hearing about all the laws that go into effect on January 1. State legislatures across the country, however, are active all year long. These articles summarize the notable labor and employment laws taking effect from July 1 (unless otherwise noted). Littler:July is the New […]
The opinion letters issued on May 28 by US Department of Labor (DOL)’s Wage and Hour Division address common wage and hour risks, including exempt status, meal periods, the impact of quarterly bonuses on the regular rate calculation and routine pre-shift activity, off-the-clock work and rounding practices. The opinion letters also provide useful guidance on how the […]
Employers now have a roadmap from the federal government on how best to comply with workplace anti-discrimination laws under the Trump administration. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released an updated National Enforcement Plan which replaces the last plan from the Biden administration. Notably, the plan prioritizes on eliminating DEI-based initiatives, focusing on enforcement in intentional discrimination cases […]