New York City and the state will enact several new laws in 2026, primarily pertaining to employment, health care and consumer protection. Perhaps the most impactful new legislation will be the expa...

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Thursday, January 1, 2026, new laws in the Commonwealth started to go into effect from wages and health care to social media. Minimum wage increase Virginia’s minimum wage in...

‘For now, a better hope lies in building new institutions unencumbered by the corruption and self-hatred that infect the old,’ professor wrote A longtime Harvard University professor has penned an...

In summary A new law backed by California unions gives a state board the right to regulate working conditions and labor rights as the federal labor board’s fate is in limbo. Welcome to CalMatters...

Connecticut’s hourly minimum wage increased 3.6% to $16.94 on Jan. 1, 2026. A state law enacted in 2019 implemented five annual increases in the hourly wage and tied future yearly increases to the...

Glass House Brands settles agricultural workers’ wage and hour lawsuit claiming the cannabis company violated California labor law by imposing quotas that led to unpaid wages and missed breaks. San...

With the turn into the new year 2026, several state law changes affect wage and hour compliance, leave administration, onboarding practices, workplace notices, and even discrimination based on the...

On October 8, 2025, Governor Newsom signed SB 642 into law, known as the Pay Equity Enforcement Act, which significantly amends California’s Equal Pay and Pay Transparency laws by broadening key d...