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Here are the top 10 workplace compliance items you should tackle in January 2026, based on the latest labor and employment law updates: _____ Warm up with a workplace law refresher.  Did you keep up with all the labor and employment law updates in 2025? Take our  2025 Workplace Law Quiz  to brush up on last year’s developments and put yourself in the best position to take on 2026. _____ Look ahead to what 2026 may bring for employers.  Our comprehensive  FP Forecast 2026  report includes workplace law predictions for the new year from our thought leaders across practice areas and industry teams – consider it a roadmap to help you strategize and prepare. Want the top takeaways? Check out  FP’s Top 10 Workplace Predictions for 2026  (and a sneak peek in the graphic below). _____ Double-check January effective dates.  More than 50 new state workplace laws kicked in at the turn of the year, and several “Big Beautiful Bill” provisions that just to...

States and cities are as busy as ever passing new workplace regulations throughout the calendar year. Here is our mid-year report summarizing the notable labor and employment laws that take effect from roughly July through October.  Washington state has the most new laws taking effect this summer, ranging from fingerprint-based background checks for certain employees working in home care and long-term care to expansion of the state’s paid sick leave benefits. A number of other states and cities also have expanded paid and unpaid leave benefits, including Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, New York City, Oregon, and Vermont. Other common themes include pay transparency laws, as well as further limitations on noncompete agreements in the healthcare industry. This article provides a general snapshot of generally applicable labor and employment laws taking effect soon. Please note that while some of the laws listed below are industry-specific, this article is not meant to be all-inclusive. In a...