State-by-state compliance updates that took effect January 1
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Navigating ever-changing HR and employment laws is no small task, but you don’t have to do it alone. Our free compliance update guide offers a clear, state-by-state breakdown of the latest regulatory changes affecting your workplace.
Built using HR Hero’s trusted compliance updates calendar, this guide shows the updates tracked by our team of in-house HR and legal experts who monitor and interpret legislation in real time—so you can focus on strategy, not spreadsheets.
In this guide, you’ll get a list of state employment law changes that took effect January 1, 2026, including:
- Changes to Notices (including posters) for California, Illinois, Oregon, and Rhode Island
- Updates to FMLA for Colorado, Illinois, Rhode Island, and Washington
- New rules for training, records, employment contracts, discrimination, maternity and pregnancy, sick leave, retirement savings and pension plans, background checks, and more.
Whether you’re managing policy updates, employee handbooks, or training materials in one state or across the country, HR Hero® prepares you for the latest compliance requirements in states like Illinois, California, and New York.
BLR’s team of in-house HR experts specialize in diversity, equity and inclusion, training, leave and termination, hiring, employee handbooks, performance appraisal, telecommuting, discrimination and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), documentation and recordkeeping, wages, hours of work and compensation, employee benefits, and more. With regulations continuously evolving, HR Hero equips you with easy-to-understand policy updates to ensure compliance and prevent costly penalties.
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