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Starting January 1, 2026, California’s minimum wage rate will rise from $16.50 to $16.90 per hour, reflecting a 2.49 percent adjustment based on federal inflation data as required by the state’s annual inflation-based adjustment process. The new state minimum wage will apply to all private employers statewide, without exception for business size. The increase in […]
The newly enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) affects a wide range of workplace issues, including immigration, benefits, and employment tax liabilities. These articles provide a brief summary of the OBBBA’s impact on these areas. Jackson Lewis:Federal OBBBA Round-Up: What Employers Need to Know Now OBBBA’s Tips + Overtime Tax Break: Reclassification Considerations, Reporting Requirements, Industry Impact + More […]
The last six months have been a tumultuous time for employers. The pace and degree of change is creating new challenges — and ongoing uncertainty. This Mid-Year 2025 report sifts through the volume of federal-level executive activity and judicial decisions to provide perspective on the developments that are setting the tone and will have longer-term […]
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has formally incorporated New York State’s prenatal leave requirement into NYC’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA), requiring, among other things, all private employers to provide pregnant employees with up to 20 hours of paid prenatal leave per 52-week period. The 20 hours […]
Effective September 29, 2025, Ohio employers that 1) employ at least 100 employees who collectively work a minimum of 4,000 hours each week and 2) conduct a plant closing or lay off 50 or more employees at a single site of employment within a thirty-day period will be required to provide 60 days’ advance notice […]
California employees who are victims of qualifying acts of violence or whose family members are victims of qualifying acts of violence may take unpaid time off for related reasons. On July 1, 2025, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) published a “Survivors of Violence and Family Members of Victims Right to Leave and Accommodations” notice. […]
Several state and local minimum wage rates will increase in the latter half of 2025, with most of these changes effective on July 1, 2025. Littler:Littler’s Semi-Annual Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases on July 1, 2025 (and Other Developments) Ogletree Deakins:2025 Midyear State and Local Minimum Wage Increases
States and cities are as busy as ever passing new workplace regulations throughout the calendar year. Here is our mid-year report summarizing the notable labor and employment laws that take effect from July. Littler:July Is the New January – 2025 Fisher & Phillips LLP:Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1, 2025
As of March 19, 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has suspended the Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) program for 90 days, which allowed certain noncitizens and new citizens to request a Social Security Number (SSN) directly on their immigration forms, such as the I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) and N-400 (Application for Naturalization), and to […]
This article highlights critical points manufacturing employers should consider regarding requests for ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accommodations in light of a recent federal appeals court decision that reinforced the broad nature of the law. Three key points include: 1. Manufacturers must carefully evaluate all accommodation requests, even if the employee can perform their job […]