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June 2026: Detailed Look at State and Local Updates

Timely, topical insights on a variety of HR, payroll, benefits and workforce management issues.

Check out our monthly series that focuses on timely, topical insights on various HR, payroll, benefits and workforce management issues at the state and local levels.

The highlighted states include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

It also provides a list of states and/or localities' minimum wage announcements from Illinois and Washington.

The topics covered in this issue are:

State/Territory/District

  • Colorado requires certain employers to report workforce demographic data

  • Connecticut amends rules for breaks for nursing mothers, adds notice requirement, and more

  • Connecticut amends rules for pay codes

  • Connecticut amends rules for promissory notes

  • Connecticut expands notice requirements for electronic monitoring 

  • Connecticut expands pay transparency requirements

  • Hawaii expands family leave law

  • Minnesota clarifies that refusing to engage in the accommodation process may be discriminatory

  • Nebraska amends language support requirements

  • New Jersey releases guidance on ABC test

  • Reminder: New York State mandatory retirement program is open

  • Oklahoma amends medical marijuana law

  • Virginia enacts paid family and medical leave law

  • Virginia enacts paid sick leave law

  • Virginia expands wage and overtime requirements

Local

  • Bloomington, Minnesota repeals earned sick and safe time ordinance

  • Chicago amends rules for “Fair Workweek Ordinance”

  • Chicago amends rules for paid leave and paid sick leave ordinance

  • Chicago delays tip credit phaseout

  • City of Los Angeles airport and hotel minimum wage increases delayed

  • Philadelphia voters approve mandatory retirement program

Minimum Wage

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