Legislation

October 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 Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Washington.

It also provides a list of minimum wage announcements.

The topics covered in this issue are:

State/Territory/District

  • California's New Rules for Automated Employment Decision Systems: What Employers Should Do Now
  • Delaware to Require Pay Disclosure in Job Postings
  • Illinois Adopts New Military Leave Requirement
  • Illinois Requires Certain Employers to Provide NICU Leave
  • New Jersey Clarifies Mandatory Meetings Ban for Political and Religious Matters
  • Rhode Island Expands Temporary Caregiver and Disability Insurance Benefits
  • Texas Adds Law Governing AI Use

Local

  • New York City Expands Minimum Pay Requirement to App-Based Grocery Delivery Workers
  • Philadelphia Expands Employer Background Screening Requirements

Minimum Wage

  • Minimum Wage Announcements 9/21/25 – 10/20/25

Download the October edition PDF.

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