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Nevada Strengthens Child Labor Protections

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Nevada
Nevada has enacted legislation (Assembly Bill 215), which places restrictions on the working hours of minors, among other things.

Nevada Requires Civil Air Patrol Leave

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Nevada
Nevada has enacted legislation (Assembly Bill 422), which requires employers to provide unpaid leave to volunteer members of the Nevada Wing of the Civil Air Patrol for training or emergency missions.
 

Nebraska Amends Paid Sick Leave Requirements

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Nebraska

Nebraska has enacted legislation (LB415), which amends the Nebraska Healthy Workplaces and Families Act (“the Act”). The Act is effective Oct. 1, 2025.

Maryland Delays Paid Family Leave Program Again

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Maryland
Maryland has enacted legislation that will delay for a third time the implementation of a program that will provide job protection and wage-replacement benefits to employees who need time off from work for certain family and medical reasons.

Maryland Delays Paid Family Leave Program Again

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Maryland
Maryland has enacted legislation that will delay for a third time the implementation of a program that will provide job protection and wage-replacement benefits to employees who need time off from work for certain family and medical reasons.

Illinois Clarifies Pay Rules for Breaks for Nursing Mothers

Monday, September 29, 2025
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Illinois

Illinois has enacted legislation clarifying that employers must pay employees at their regular rate of compensation during breaks taken under the state’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. The clarification is a result of the enactment of Senate Bill 212 and is effective Jan.  1, 2026.

Illinois Amends Blood and Organ Donation Leave Law

Monday, September 29, 2025
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Illinois

Illinois has enacted legislation that amends the state’s Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act to also entitle part-time employees to paid organ donation leave. The change is a result of the enactment of House Bill 1616 and becomes effective Jan. 1, 2026.

California Increases Minimum Pay Requirements for 2026

Monday, September 29, 2025
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California
The general minimum wage in California will increase from $16.50 per hour to $16.90 per hour on Jan.  1, 2026. The change is a result of an annual adjustment for inflation and will also affect the minimum salary required to be classified as exempt from overtime under state law.
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