Oregon’s 2026 short legislative session is underway, and a few proposed bills could affect employers of all shapes and sizes. Although short sessions move quickly, they often include important policy changes, particularly in the labor and employment space. Below is
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Leave and Benefits Updates for California Employers in 2026
California’s leave and benefits landscape continues to expand with revised paid sick leave rules, upcoming changes to paid family leave, and broader personnel file access requirements. Employers must understand these changes to avoid disputes and maintain compliant practices.
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Contracts, Wage Judgment Enforcement, and Arbitration for California in 2026
Through new legislation and shifting enforcement priorities, California continues to challenge common workplace practices, including collectible wage judgments and binding employment agreements. Employers must understand how new rules on wage judgment penalties, stay-or-pay provisions, and arbitration agreements affect risk and
Pay Transparency and Pay Data Reporting in California for 2026
California continues to push pay transparency further into the mainstream of employment law. Employers with 15 or more employees now face more detailed requirements for posting wage ranges and reporting pay data. Penalties for missing or incomplete information have increased,
California Wage & Hour Compliance in 2026: New Rates, Old Risks, and What Employers Can’t Afford to Overlook
Upcoming Webinar: New Year, New Laws – What Oregon Employers Need to Know for 2026 – February 4, 2026As a new year gets underway, gain a clear understanding of the employment law changes Oregon employers need to know. Join Stoel
Count-Down to Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law Launch—What to Know and Do Now
Minnesota’s paid leave program goes into effect January 1, 2026, which will be here sooner than you think and there are important deadlines to be aware of. Employers who have not yet done so should:
- Provide notice to employees
- Consider whether
When Credentialing Crosses the Line: What HR Should—and Shouldn’t—Say
What starts as a simple employment verification request can quickly turn into something riskier. As hospitals dig deeper during physician credentialing, HR professionals are increasingly faced with forms that ask for more than just facts—venturing into judgment calls about clinical
How the Federal Government Shutdown Impacts California Employers
As Congress approaches a funding lapse resulting in a government shutdown, California employers should prepare for several indirect effects on workplace operations. Although a federal shutdown does not halt California’s employment laws, it does pause many federal agency functions, as
Federal Contractor Alert
The VETS-4212 filing period for federal contractors opened last week on August 1, 2025, and closes on September 30, 2025.
Federal contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees and at least one federal contract of $150,000 or more are
OFCCP to Resume Veterans/Disability Enforcement, Administratively Close Pending Compliance Reviews
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025 and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a Bulletin explaining the Secretary’s Order. Importantly for federal contractors, “OFCCP will be exercising its discretion to administratively close