CWC Interstate Special Edition: 2026 California Employment-Related Legislation Wrap-Up

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed several significant employment-related bills after the state legislature’s 2026 session. Most of them take will effect January 1, 2027. These new laws: Expand required sexual harassment training to include anti-hate speech training, Expand WARN notice requirements related to layoffs resulting from the use of artificial intelligence, Restrict the use of automated decision systems in...

Sample Labor Contractor Communication For New California Pay Reporting SOC Major Group Requirements

The Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has published a sample communication that CWC members can use to notify their California labor contractors about the state’s new SOC-based pay data reporting requirements. The state soon will require employers to report their employee and labor contractor employee data using the 23 Standard Occupational Classification major occupational groups rather...

Chicago EO Could Bar Contractors Based On Prior Discrimination Or Wage Theft Violations

An executive order from the Mayor of Chicago could make some discrimination and wage theft violations a barrier to contracting with the city. On August 26, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed Executive Order 2026-6, directing the city to establish requirements for contractor disclosure, certification, and employee-notice tied to workplace antidiscrimination and wage theft compliance. Current and prospective contractors and subcontractors must...

CWC Interstate For August 2026

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has released its August 2026 update of developments in state and local workplace compliance laws.  This Interstate resource highlights fair employment laws governing anti-discrimination enforcement in Illinois and Virginia, artificial intelligence in Colorado, and criminal history in San Francisco. It also reports on immigration developments related to employment eligibility verification in...

CWC’s Colorado Notice Template on Government-Issued Identification Documents

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has published a sample Colorado Notice Regarding Government-Issued Identification Documents that employers can use to facilitate their compliance with a new Colorado law when they complete an employee’s I-9. The Colorado law generally prohibits employers from requiring employees or job applicants to surrender their government-issued identification documents, including those...

CWC Interstate For June-July 2026

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has released its Interstate reporting state and local workplace compliance developments from June and July 2026. CWC’s June-July 2026 Interstate addresses several fair employment topics, including background checks and criminal history in Virginia and Washington, disparate impact in Illinois, and employee reporting in Colorado. In addition, it talks about lactation...

Illinois Department Of Labor Announces Key Equal Pay Registration Certificate Changes

The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) recently announced updates to its Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) program. Most notably, the agency is removing the “prefers not to identify” option for employee race and sex reporting. Employers that downloaded the current pay reporting template may use it through 2026, IDOL said, but beginning January 1, 2027, it will reject submissions using “prefers not...

CWC’s Colorado AI Law HR Compliance Desk Guide

Colorado’s new AI law will take effect January 1, 2027. The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has prepared a resource to help employers comply. The new law (SB 26-189) replaces the state’s controversial 2024 AI law, which never went into effect. The new law eliminates many of the 2024 law’s more stringent requirements for employers...