December 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 Alaska, California, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington.
It also provides a list of states and/or localities' minimum wage announcements from California, Colorado, Maine, and Washington.
The topics covered in this issue are:
State/Territory/District
- Alaska Issues Final Rules Implementing Paid Sick Leave Law
- California Raises Minimum Pay for Overtime Exemptions for 2026
- Nevada Aligns with Portal-to-Portal Act and Clarifies Weekly Overtime Calculations
- New Hampshire Adds Employee Protections for Military Spouses
- Pennsylvania Strengthens Hairstyle Non-Discrimination Protections
- Rhode Island Adds Human Trafficking Prevention Training Requirements
- Washington State 2026 Overtime Salary Threshold Announced
- Washington State Updates Paid Family and Medical Leave Rate and Reminds Employers about Other Changes in 2026
Local
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio Bans Hairstyle Discrimination
- Columbus, Ohio Requires Pay Transparency
- Minneapolis Amends Sick Leave Law
- New York City Expands Earned Safe and Sick Time Act and Reduces Temporary Schedule Change Law Requirements
- St. Paul, Minnesota Amends Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
Minimum Wage
- Minimum Wage Announcements 11/21/25 – 12/20/25
