Legal Updates

As you know, Delaware Paid Leave goes into full effect on January 1, 2026. The state legislature has recently made several changes to the program, as follows: You can access the enacted bill here.

As you know, Rhode Island law requires that employees who work on Sundays and holidays must receive one and one-half times (1.5x) the regular rate of pay. This is, essentially, a separate and additional type of premium pay from overtime. ... Read More

California’s Director of Finance Calculation of Adjustment has announced that the state’s minimum wage will increase by 2.49% from $16.50 per hour to $16.90 per hour for all employers on January 1, 2026. Note that the change in the minimum ... Read More

Nevada has decreased the number of hours a child under the age of 16 years may work from 48 hours per week to 40 hours. Such children cannot work more than eight hours in any one day. There is an ... Read More

Effective immediately, Illinois has added a new qualifying reason for leave under the state’s Family Military Leave Act, now simply called the “Military Leave Act.” In addition to leave for military spouses, an employee may now use up to eight ... Read More

The Department of Justice recently released guidance to ensure that recipients of federal funding do not engage in unlawful discrimination. The guidance clarifies that federal antidiscrimination laws apply to programs or initiatives that involve discriminatory practices, including those labeled as ... Read More

The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) now offers the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program to help employers resolve potential minimum wage and overtime violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as certain potential violations under ... Read More

Beginning January 1, 2026, employers with 50 or more employees at the same location in New Hampshire may not discharge, refuse to hire, or take any adverse employment action against an employee based on the involuntary mobilization of that employee’s ... Read More

Texas has banned nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions to the extent the provisions prohibit an employee from disclosing an act of sexual abuse. As a result, employers may not include such provisions in employment agreements or settlement agreements. The ban applies ... Read More

Beginning January 1, 2026, New Hampshire employers with 20 employees or more must allow employees to take unpaid leave from work up to a total of 25 hours to attend the employee’s own medical appointments for childbirth, postpartum care, or the ... Read More

The California Civil Rights Council recently announced securing final approval for regulations to protect against potential employment discrimination as a result of the use of artificial intelligence, algorithms, and other automated-decision systems. The newly approved regulations provide increased clarity on ... Read More

As you know, in response to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), New York State implemented programs that guarantee workers job protection and financial compensation in the event they, or their minor dependent child, are subject to a mandatory or precautionary ... Read More