The New Jersey’s Senate Labor Committee voted 5-0 on Oct. 1, 2026, to refer a bill to regulate employment and other uses of AI-based technologies to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.
The “Fair AI Regulations (FAIR) Act” (S4075
James McDonnell Discusses New Jersey Ruling on Wage and Hour Laws and Immigration Status
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Stacey Cerrone Comments on Supreme Court Review of 401(k) Benchmark Standard
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With the fourth quarter underway, employers should confirm that their ongoing job-posting practices reflect pay transparency changes that took effect in 2026. Virginia and Maine added pay disclosure requirements for job postings, while Connecticut expanded its existing requirements. Employers should
California’s May 2027 pay data reports will use 23 job categories based on the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, replacing the 10 EEO-1 categories used in prior reports. Employers should consider using the remainder of 2026 to map their
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A newly released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report calls on the Department of Labor (DOL) to strengthen its oversight of federal contractors’ compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and provide more guidance to help them meet their obligations.
Effective Jan. 1, 2027, covered California employees must be permitted to take bereavement leave following the death of a “designated person.” Read more about this expansion of California’s bereavement leave law from our California colleagues.
California adopted legislation expanding when employees may be eligible for paid family leave benefits related to military deployment. Our colleagues provide more details about these amendments here.
The District of Columbia City Council has passed legislation, effective October 1, 2026, that reduces the number of weeks of paid leave available to workers in the District under the D.C. Universal Paid Leave Act (UPLA).
Before October 1, 2026,
