Seyfarth Synopsis: In the thick of college basketball season, it's not just teams updating their playbooks- employers should also take a hard look at their handbooks as well.

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the thick of college basketball season, it's not just teams updating their playbooks- employers should also take a hard look at their handbooks as well. With rapidly evolving rules around AI, immigration, paid leave, social media, and workplace accommodations, now is the perfect time for a strategic review to avoid running a-foul of local and national laws.

Much like the tournament bracket, the 2026 employment-law landscape is full of new contenders and shifting strategies. States and regulatory agencies are rolling out fresh rules challenging even the best-conditioned teams- particularly in areas shaped by new technologies, political shifts, and changing workplace expectations. We highlight several major developments hitting the workplace in 2026 as consideration for this season's policy refresh.

• Artificial Intelligence: Despite the risk of losing federal funding under the Trump Administration's federal AI Action plan (learn more here), states continue to enact and implement AI laws – several of which take effect this year. Colorado's AI law, for example, is slated to go live in June 2026, notwithstanding further developments from Colorado's strained legislature. Under the law, employers using AI may be deemed "deployers" of high-risk AI systems that create the risk of...

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