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Category: State and Local Compliance

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...
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Category: State and Local Compliance

Minimum Wage Increases Effective July 1, 2026

Several state and local jurisdictions are scheduled to increase their minimum wage rates on July 1. The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has prepared a resource listing state and local minimum wage rate increases that will take effect then. CWC’s resource can help members confirm that their organization’s pay rates comply with the new minimum...
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Category: State and Local Compliance

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...
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Category: State and Local Compliance

New Jersey Appeals Court Reinstates Recreational Cannabis User’s Lawsuit

New Jersey’s cannabis law allows job applicants and employees to sue over adverse employment actions tied to recreational cannabis use, New Jersey’s intermediate appellate court ruled May 26. In Sanders v. The Levari Group, the court reinstated a job applicant’s claim that she was denied employment after testing positive for cannabis. New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act...
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Category: State and Local Compliance

CWC Interstate For May 2026

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has released its latest Interstate, which presents information on state and local workplace compliance developments from May 2026. The Interstate addresses numerous topics, including: the prevailing wage in Connecticut; the minimum wage in Nebraska; undocumented workers in Indiana; anti-discrimination laws in Florida and New Jersey; disability accommodation and lactation accommodation...
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Category: State and Local Compliance

Colorado “Resets” Its AI Law – What Employers Need To Know

Colorado has replaced its sweeping 2024 AI law (before it took effect) with a narrower 2026 AI law that reshapes employers’ obligations when they use artificial intelligence systems for employment decisions. The new law, which will take effect January 1, is less onerous for employers than the 2024 law would have been. It drops many compliance requirements — including risk...
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Category: State and Local Compliance

CWC Interstate For March-April 2026

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has issued its March-April 2026 Interstate, which details recent state and local workplace compliance developments. The Interstate discusses fair employment developments, including diverse interview slates (Florida); employment discrimination (New Jersey, New York, Virginia); posting and notice requirements (Connecticut, Maine); reasonable accommodation (Ohio); retaliation (Virginia); and salary history and pay transparency...
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Category: Compensation

California CRD Releases 2024 Pay Data Report Highlighting Ongoing Pay Gaps

The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) released its annual analysis of employer-submitted pay data for 2024 on March 26, along with the results portal, which allows employers and the public to review aggregated compensation data by job category, race, ethnicity, and gender. The data, which covers nearly 8 million workers statewide, is drawn from annual Pay Data Reports submitted by private employers...
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Category: State and Local Compliance

CWC Interstate February 2026 Resource Published For CWC Members

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has published an Interstate resource detailing state and local workplace compliance developments from February 2026. The Interstate resource addresses fair employment topics related to artificial intelligence in New York, criminal records in Philadelphia, disability discrimination in New York City, language discrimination in New Jersey, and pay data reports in...
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Jury Verdict Highlights Expanding Damages Risk In Religious Accommodation Cases

A federal jury in Michigan recently awarded $1.8 million to a teacher after her former employer refused to allow her to wear a veil while teaching. Hamood v. Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services was brought under both Title VII — which caps damages at $300,000 for large employers — and Michigan law, which does not impose a cap....

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