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...

HomeNewsBusiness & Economy Minnesota’s new meal and rest break law in effect The BluePrint Minnesota law now mandates paid 15-minute rest breaks every four hours worked. Employees are entitled...

Takeaways Effective immediately: New bar on New York State employers’ requiring “employment promissory notes” as a condition of employment. Also, an amendment to the New York State Human Rights L...

Spencer Fane attorney Paul Satterwhite recently collaborated with the Springfield Business Journal for their article, Government Shutdown Causes Uncertainty for Work Authorization. In a conversatio...