Every state HR law change. One place.
Pay transparency, minimum wage, paid leave, AI in hiring and more, with effective dates, who's covered, and the official source. 71 changes across 28 of 51 jurisdictions (50 states + DC), plus federal changes.
| Effective | Where | Topic | Change | Who it covers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Arizona | Minimum wage | Arizona minimum wage rises to $15.15 Annual CPI adjustment of state minimum wage. | All employers | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-01-01 | California | Minimum wage | California minimum wage rises to $16.90 Statewide minimum wage CPI adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Colorado | Minimum wage | Colorado minimum wage rises to $15.16 Annual CPI adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Connecticut | Minimum wage | Connecticut minimum wage rises to $16.94 Indexed to employment cost index. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Maine | Minimum wage | Maine minimum wage rises to $15.10 Annual COLA. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Michigan | Minimum wage | Michigan minimum wage rises to $13.73 Scheduled increase under 2025 amendments. | All employers | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-01-01 | Minnesota | Minimum wage | Minnesota minimum wage rises to $11.41 Inflation adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Missouri | Minimum wage | Missouri minimum wage rises to $15.00 Final step of Proposition A schedule. | Non-public employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Montana | Minimum wage | Montana minimum wage rises to $10.85 Annual CPI adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Nebraska | Minimum wage | Nebraska minimum wage rises to $15.00 Final step of Initiative 433. | Employers with 4+ employees | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | New Jersey | Minimum wage | New Jersey minimum wage rises to $15.92 Annual CPI adjustment. | Most employers (6+ employees) | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | New York | Minimum wage | New York minimum wage: $17.00 NYC/Long Island/Westchester, $16.00 rest of state Scheduled increase; annual indexing thereafter. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Ohio | Minimum wage | Ohio minimum wage rises to $11.00 Annual CPI adjustment. | Employers with annual gross receipts over $405,000 | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Rhode Island | Minimum wage | Rhode Island minimum wage rises to $16.00 Statutory increase. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | South Dakota | Minimum wage | South Dakota minimum wage rises to $11.85 Annual CPI adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Vermont | Minimum wage | Vermont minimum wage rises to $14.42 Annual adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Virginia | Minimum wage | Virginia minimum wage rises to $12.77 Annual CPI adjustment. | All employers | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-01-01 | Washington | Minimum wage | Washington minimum wage rises to $17.13 Annual CPI-W adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Hawaii | Minimum wage | Hawaii minimum wage rises to $16.00 Act 114 (2022) schedule. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Minnesota | Paid leave | Minnesota Paid Leave benefits and premiums begin Up to 12 weeks medical or family leave, 20 combined. | All employers (1+ employee) | Source unverified |
| 2026-01-01 | Delaware | Paid leave | Delaware Paid Leave benefits begin Up to 80% of wages, capped at $900/week; claims opened Jan 1 2026. | 10–24 DE employees: parental leave only; 25+: all leave types | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Illinois | AI in hiring | Illinois HB 3773: AI discrimination in employment decisions banned; notice required Amends Illinois Human Rights Act. | Employers with 1+ employee | Source unverified |
| 2026-01-01 | Texas | AI in hiring | Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (HB 149) Bans AI intended to unlawfully discriminate. | Deployers/developers of AI systems | Source unverified |
| 2026-01-01 | Seattle, WA | Minimum wage | Seattle minimum wage rises to $21.30 Annual CPI-W adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Denver, CO | Minimum wage | Denver minimum wage rises to $19.29 Annual CPI adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-01-01 | Connecticut | Paid leave | Connecticut paid sick leave extends to employers with 11+ employees 1 hr per 30 worked, up to 40 hrs/yr. | Employers with 11+ CT employees | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-01-01 | Federal (US) | Payroll & tax | 2026 Form W-4 adds deductions for qualified tips and overtime (Step 4(b)) Employers must use an employee's updated W-4 if one is submitted. | All employers that withhold federal income tax | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-01-01 | Federal (US) | Payroll & tax | Qualified overtime must be reported on 2026 Forms W-2 (box 12, code TT) Applies to tax year 2026 W-2s; 2025 had transition relief. | Employers paying FLSA-required overtime | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-02-01 | California | Notices | California SB 294 Workplace Know Your Rights notice Stand-alone notice to employees by Feb 1 2026, then annually and at hire. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-02-27 | Federal (US) | Joint employer | NLRB restores 2020 joint-employer standard after vacated 2023 rule Replaces vacated 2023 rule text with the 2020 rule at 29 CFR 103.40. | Employers covered by the NLRA | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-05-01 | Maine | Paid leave | Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits begin Up to 12 weeks paid leave. | All employers | Source unverified |
| 2026-05-15 | Federal (US) | Overtime | DOL restores pre-2024 overtime exemption salary rules (technical amendment) Implements court judgments vacating the 2024 overtime rule; reinstates the 2019 regulatory text. | Employers covered by the FLSA | Source |
| 2026-07-01 | Oregon | Minimum wage | Oregon minimum wage: $15.55 standard, $16.80 Portland metro, $14.55 nonurban CPI adjustment announced each spring. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-07-01 | District of Columbia | Minimum wage | DC minimum wage rises to $18.40 Annual CPI adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-07-01 | Chicago, IL | Minimum wage | Chicago minimum wage rises to $17.05 Annual CPI adjustment each July 1. | Employers with 4+ employees | Source |
| 2026-07-01 | Virginia | Pay transparency | Virginia pay range in job postings (SB 215) Wage or salary range required in internal and external postings. | All employers | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-07-01 | Virginia | Salary history | Virginia salary history ban (SB 215 / HB 636) Employers may not seek or rely on applicant wage history. | All employers | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-07-01 | Virginia | Non-compete | Virginia bans noncompetes for licensed health care workers Covers workers licensed by the Boards of Medicine, Nursing, Counseling, Optometry, Psychology or Social Work. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-07-01 | Virginia | Non-compete | Virginia: noncompetes unenforceable against workers laid off without severance Applies to agreements entered, amended or renewed on/after Jul 1 2026. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-07-01 | Alaska | Minimum wage | Alaska minimum wage rises to $14.00 Ballot Measure 1 (2024) schedule. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-07-01 | San Francisco, CA | Minimum wage | San Francisco minimum wage rises to $19.61 Annual CPI adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-07-01 | Los Angeles, CA | Minimum wage | Los Angeles minimum wage rises to $18.42 Annual CPI adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-07-29 | Maine | Pay transparency | Maine pay range required in job postings (LD 54) Pay range on request for current employees; keep pay-history records 3 years after separation. | Employers with 10+ employees | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-08-01 | Federal (US) | I-9 & E-Verify | Only the Form I-9 version expiring 05/31/2027 may be used Older 08/01/23 edition expiring 07/31/2026 no longer valid; electronic systems had to update by 07/31/2026. | All employers | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-09-30 | Florida | Minimum wage | Florida minimum wage rises to $15.00 Final step of Amendment 2; stays $15.00 through Dec 31 2027. | All employers | Source |
| 2026-10-01 | Connecticut | AI in hiring | Connecticut: WARN notices must say whether layoffs relate to AI; AI no defense to discrimination claims Public Act 26-15 (SB 5). | Employers subject to WARN (layoff notice) | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-10-01 | Connecticut | Non-compete | Connecticut stay-or-pay promissory note ban extended to all employers PA 26-12 § 4. | All employers (previously 26+) | Source |
| 2026-10-01 | Alabama | Notices | Alabama 'Trey's Law': agreements can't bar disclosure of sexual abuse (SB 30) Applies to NDAs, settlement and employment agreements entered, executed or amended on/after Oct 1 2026. | All employers | Source unverified |
| 2026-10-01 | Connecticut | Pay transparency | Connecticut wage range and benefits required in all job postings (PA 26-12) Public and internal postings must include wage range and a general description of benefits. | All employers (1+ employee), incl. state and municipalities | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2026-12-13 | New York | Workplace safety | New York: opioid antagonist (naloxone) required in workplace first-aid Labor Law § 27-F, as amended (A9453). | Private employers required by OSHA to keep first-aid supplies | Source unverified |
| 2026-12-19 | New York | Non-compete | New York Trapped at Work Act: stay-or-pay promissory notes banned Date per A9452 ("one year after" original law); Feb 13 2027 is a possible reading. | All employers | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2027-01-01 | Michigan | Minimum wage | Michigan minimum wage rises to $15.00 Scheduled step, then annual indexing. | Employers with 2+ employees | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Washington | Minimum wage | Washington minimum wage rises to $17.73 Announced annual adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Connecticut | Minimum wage | Connecticut minimum wage rises to $17.48 Announced annual adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | California | Minimum wage | California minimum wage rises to $17.40 Announced annual adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Maine | Minimum wage | Maine minimum wage rises to $15.70; exempt salary threshold $905.79/week Announced annual adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Rhode Island | Minimum wage | Rhode Island minimum wage rises to $17.00 Set by statute, R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-12-3(q). | All employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Minnesota | Minimum wage | Minnesota minimum wage rises to $11.87 Inflation adjustment; 90-day youth training wage $9.68. | All employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Ohio | Minimum wage | Ohio minimum wage rises to $11.40 ($5.70 tipped) Coverage threshold rises from $405,000. | Employers with annual gross receipts over $419,000 | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | New Jersey | Minimum wage | New Jersey minimum wage rises to $16.48 for most employees CPI adjustment. | Most employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Colorado | Minimum wage | Colorado minimum wage rises to $15.71 ($12.69 tipped) CPI adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Arizona | Minimum wage | Arizona minimum wage rises to $15.65 ($12.65 tipped) Per 2027 ICA poster. | All employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Virginia | Minimum wage | Virginia minimum wage rises to $13.75 Per Va. Code § 40.1-28.10. | All employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Denver, CO | Minimum wage | Denver minimum wage rises to $19.84 Annual CPI adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Seattle, WA | Minimum wage | Seattle minimum wage rises to $22.14 Annual CPI-W adjustment. | All employers | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Colorado | AI in hiring | Colorado SB 26-189 automated decision-making rules replace the 2024 AI Act Repeals and reenacts SB 24-205 (which never took effect); notice and adverse-decision disclosure. | Deployers of covered ADMT | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Washington | Paid leave | Washington PFML job protection expands to employers with 15+ employees Employee needs 180 days of service. | Employers with 15+ employees | Source |
| 2027-01-01 | Connecticut | Paid leave | Connecticut paid sick leave extends to all employers (1+ employee) Final phase of PA 24-8. | Employers with 1+ CT employee | Source 1 Source 2 |
| 2027-06-30 | Washington | Non-compete | Washington bans all noncompete agreements (HB 1155) Existing noncompetes void; notify affected workers by Oct 1 2027. | All employers | Source |
| 2027-10-01 | Connecticut | AI in hiring | Connecticut: notice before AI-assisted employment decisions Public Act 26-15 (SB 5); plain-language and pre-decision written notice. | Employers deploying covered AI tools | Source 1 Source 2 unverified |
| 2028-01-01 | Maryland | Paid leave | Maryland FAMLI benefits begin (delayed) Up to 12 weeks paid leave; benefits delayed by 2025 legislation. | All employers | Source |