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California Issues Preliminary Guidance on Pay Data Reporting for 2025, Includes New Data Fields

The California Civil Rights Department has published preliminary versions of pay data reporting templates for the 2025 reporting year. The templates include new data fields for reporting employees’ exemption status, employment type, and weeks worked during the reporting year.

Washington 2026 Overtime Salary Threshold Announced

The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (WDOL) has announced an increase to the state’s white collar overtime exemption salary threshold.

Pennsylvania Strengthens Hairstyle Non-Discrimination Protections

Pennsylvania has enacted legislation that expands the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, protective hairstyles, and religious creed.

Pennsylvania Strengthens Hairstyle Non-Discrimination Protections

Pennsylvania has enacted legislation that expands the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, protective hairstyles, and religious creed.

New York City Adds Pay Data Reporting Requirement

New York City will require covered employers to report pay and demographic data annually. The city will also conduct an annual pay equity study.

New Jersey - Reminder: New Jersey Employers Must Report All Separations Electronically

New Jersey employers must report all worker separation information directly to the New Jersey Department of Labor electronically through the Employer Access portal.

New Hampshire Adds Employee Protections for Military Spouses

New Hampshire employees whose military service member spouses are involuntarily mobilized for duty will be entitled to employment protections and job-protected leave.

Nevada Aligns With Portal-to-Portal Act and Clarifies Weekly Overtime Calculations

Nevada has passed legislation that expressly incorporates key provisions of the federal Portal-to-Portal Act into state law and clarifies weekly overtime calculations.

Minnesota - St. Paul, Minnesota, Amends Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

St. Paul, Minnesota has enacted changes to its sick leave ordinance. Many of the changes are intended to align city requirements with amended state requirements.

California Raises Minimum Pay for Overtime Exemptions for 2026

The California Department of Industrial Relations has announced an increase in the pay rates that computer software employees, physicians and Administrative, Professional, and Executive Employees must receive in order to be exempt from overtime pay.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Utah-

This notice is to inform you about the changes regarding employee’s marital status information. Under Utah law, an employee is required to use the same marital status for both federal and state income tax withholding elections.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, North-Dakota

This notice is to inform you that under the North Dakota (ND) law, all withholding elections must be consistent for both federal and state income tax withholding.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Colorado

Back in November 2021, the Colorado Department of Revenue issued a new employee withholding certificate, Colorado Form DR 0004. ADP® is in the process of updating its payroll system to accept employee elections submitted on Form DR 0004.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Washington-

Washington has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5649), which, among other things, adds bereavement leave for child loss and clarifies conditions for postnatal leave. Senate Bill 5649 takes effect on June 9, 2022.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, South-Carolina-

South Carolina has enacted legislation (House Bill 3126) that requires private employers to provide exemptions for COVID-19 vaccination mandates, among other things. House Bill 3126 is effective immediately.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Minnesota-

Minnesota has enacted legislation (Senate File 2677) that requires employers of frontline workers to notify them that they may be eligible for a one-time payment from the state. The payments are meant to compensate these workers for responding to the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 ...

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Georgia

On May 5, 2022, Georgia enacted into law Senate Bill 331 (SB 331), the "Protecting Georgia Businesses and Workers Act."

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, California

In a recent case (Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services Inc.), the California Supreme Court has ruled that the extra pay an employer must pay an employee if the employee works during their meal break constitutes wages for purposes of California’s final pay and itemized wage statement ...

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