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...

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...

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...

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...