Philadelphia Clarifies Paid Sick Leave Rate of Pay for Tipped Employees

We want to let you know that the City of Philadelphia has enacted legislation (Bill Number 250065), which clarifies how to calculate the paid sick leave rate of pay for tipped employees.

Oregon Expands Lactation Protections

Oregon has enacted legislation (House Bill 2541), which expands lactation protections to agricultural workers. House Bill 2541 is effective immediately.

Oregon Enacts New Hire Notice Requirements

Oregon has enacted SB 906 creates a new hire notice requirement effective Jan. 1, 2026.

New York City Expands Employee Earned Safe and Sick Time Protections

New York City has amended rules under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) relating to paid personal prenatal leave. The new rules are effective July 2, 2025.

Maryland Delays Paid Family Leave Program Again

Maryland has enacted legislation that will delay for a third time the implementation of a program that will provide job protection and wage-replacement benefits to employees who need time off from work for certain family and medical reasons.

Colorado Amends Rules on Deductions, Broadens Retaliation Protections

Colorado has enacted legislation that amends rules on payroll deductions and expands retaliation protections under the state’s wage and hour and youth employment laws. The law (House Bill 25-1001) takes effect August 6, 2025.

Colorado Amends Paid Family Leave Program

Colorado has enacted legislation that extends the maximum duration of paid family and medical leave for a parent who has a child receiving inpatient care in a neonatal intensive care unit. The change applies to claims for benefits arising on or after Jan. 1, 2026.

The legislation also reduces the premiums collected from each employee used to finance the program starting on Jan. 1, 2026.

DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a Federal Register notice on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon. The TPS termination will be effective on Aug. 4, 2025, which is 60 days after the publication in the Federal Register.

Supreme Court Permits Recission of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans While Lower Court Temporarily Preserves Status – Updated

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated their TPS Venezuela webpage with the following information:

” On May 30, 2025, the district court in case No. 3:25-cv-1766 ordered that—pending resolution of the litigation—TPS beneficiaries who received TPS-related employment authorization documents, Forms I-797, Notices of Action, and Forms I-94 issued with Oct. 2, 2026 expiration dates on or before Feb. 5, 2025 will maintain that status, and their documentation will remain valid during the course of the litigation. All TPS-related documentation with a validity date of Oct. 2, 2026, received after Feb. 5, 2026, is no longer valid and those individuals under the 2023 designation no longer have TPS.

Separately, TPS under the 2021 designation for Venezuela remains in effect through Sept. 10, 2025.”

ADP will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available.

DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Nepal

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Nepal will not be extended and will be terminated, effective Aug. 5, 2025, which is 60 days after the publication in the Federal Register.

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