July 2025: Detailed Look at State and Local Updates
Timely, topical insights on a variety of payroll and reporting issues.
Check out our monthly series that focuses on timely, topical insights on various payroll and reporting issues at the state, local, and federal levels. This edition covers regulatory and legislative updates in benefits, leave, payroll, and time and labor.
The highlighted states include California, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
It also provides a list of minimum wage announcements.
The topics covered in this issue are:
State/Territory/District
- Colorado Clarifies Protections for Gender Expression
- Maine Adopts Pay Requirement for Reporting to Work
- Maine Clarifies Carryover Under Paid Leave Law
- Minnesota Clarifies and Amends Paid Sick Leave Law
- Missouri Repeals Paid Sick Leave Law and Inflation-Based Annual Minimum Wage Increases
- Nebraska Amends Paid Sick Leave Requirements
- New Jersey Releases Pay Transparency Guidance
- New York State Increases Jury Duty Pay
- Oregon Clarifies Hiring Protections Related to Age
- Oregon Expands Lactation Protections
- Oregon Expands Paid Sick Leave to Include Blood Donation
- Rhode Island Enacts Menopause Protections
- Rhode Island Enacts Minimum Wage Legislation
- Vermont Expands Parental and Family Leave Act and Short-Term Family Leave
- Washington State Adds Immigration Status Protections
- Washington State Adds Leave for Victims of a Hate Crime
- Washington State Expands Paid Family Leave Act
- Washington State Increases Child Labor Protections
- Washington State Increases Safety Standards for Isolated Employees
Local
- Los Angeles Hotel and Airport Worker Minimum Wage Put on Hold
- Pittsburgh Expands Paid Sick Leave Requirements
Minimum Wage
- Minimum Wage Announcements 6/21/25 – 7/20/25
