The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay non-exempt employees overtime for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a wrkweek. Some states require overtime in additional circumstances. However, there are federal and state exemptions from these requirements for employees who meet certain salary and duties tests. Here are some key points to know for both federal and state exemptions from overtime for 2026.

Helping your company comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) regulations is one of the key benefits of ADP TotalSource®. If your company is not partially exempt (either by industry, size, or both) from OSHA Log  Recordkeeping requirements, ADP can assist you fulfill this responsibility by providing your company with its preliminary 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses at the end of January each year. 

HIRD filing requirements apply to all employers with 6 or more Massachusetts employees in any month during the past 12 months.  The filing is done through MassTaxConnect which is available for MA HIRD filing between Nov. 15 and Dec. 15.

California has enacted legislation that will require employers to provide a new stand-alone written notice annually to each employee and to each new employee at the time of hire, informing them of their rights under state and federal law.

California has enacted legislation that expands the scope of records that employees have the right to access in their personnel file.