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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
Maryland has enacted legislation that will delay for a third time the implementation of a program that will provide job protection and wage-replacement benefits to employees who need time off from work for certain family and medical reasons.
Monday, September 29, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
Illinois has enacted legislation clarifying that employers must pay employees at their regular rate of compensation during breaks taken under the state’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. The clarification is a result of the enactment of Senate Bill 212 and is effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Monday, September 29, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
Illinois has enacted legislation that amends the state’s Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act to also entitle part-time employees to paid organ donation leave. The change is a result of the enactment of House Bill 1616 and becomes effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Monday, September 29, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
Monday, September 29, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
The general minimum wage in California will increase from $16.50 per hour to $16.90 per hour on Jan. 1, 2026. The change is a result of an annual adjustment for inflation and will also affect the minimum salary required to be classified as exempt from overtime under state law.
Monday, September 29, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
The minimum wage for employees working in hotels with 60 or more rooms has increased from $21.01 to $22.50 per hour.
Friday, September 26, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
On Sept. 19, 2025, the President issued a Proclamation restricting the entry of anyone seeking to enter or reenter the U.S. in H-1B status without payment of a new $100,000 fee. Subsequent agency guidance has clarified that the restriction on entry and reentry applies only to foreign nationals for whom an H-1B petition is filed on or after Sept. 21, 2025.
Friday, September 26, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced the termination of the 2021 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela. Originally, the 2021 designation for Venezuela was set to expire on Sept. 10, 2025. DHS has indicated that Venezuela TPS beneficiaries under the 2021 designation continue to be employment-authorized during a 60-day transition period through Nov. 7, 2025.
Friday, September 26, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
The H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act), was signed into law on July 4, 2025. The Act includes several significant changes that are relevant to companies for payroll, employment tax and employee benefits purposes, with some key provisions effective retroactively as of Jan. 1, 2025. For additional background information, review our prior article.
Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Comprehensive Service
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision concerning Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela. The government is expected to appeal.