Compliance Stuff

At a Glance Connecticut enacted a 124-page omnibus bill that represents the most comprehensive overhaul of Connecticut’s workplace laws in recent years, imposing significant compliance burdens upon employers across industries. The Act addresses liability for unpaid wages in the construction trades, expands workers’ compensation for employees injured by workplace assaults, modifies pay‑transparency requirements, expands break time for nursing mothers, and broadens workplace rights of police, firefighters and veterans, among other far-reaching changes. A sweeping labor and employment bill passed at the end of Connecticut’s 2026 legislative session was signed by the governor on May 11. Public Act No. 26-12, An Act Concerning Workforce Development and Working Conditions in the State , makes far‑reaching changes to Connecticut’s workplace laws. The Act spans more than 120 pages and combines provisions from dozens of individual bills introduced during the 2026 session. While numerous section...

In a significant development for employers across the Empire State, the New York Legislature passed Assembly Bill A584B/S4070B in the final days of the 2025 session. This bill is known as the “Trapped at Work Act” and would prohibit the use of promissory notes that require workers to repay amounts to employers if they leave their jobs before a specified period. The bill, which has passed both the State Senate and Assembly, awaits delivery to Governor Hochul for action—which can happen at any time before the end of 2025.  The Trapped at Work Act would amend the New York Labor Law by adding a new Article 37, which would prohibit employers from requiring employees to sign an “employment promissory note”—agreements that require employees to repay to their employers a sum of money if they leave their employment within a specified period of time, with particular emphasis on a repayment framed as a reimbursement for training. The bill deems such agreements “unconscionable, against public...