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Virginia and Maine Enact Pay Transparency Laws to Take Effect in July 2026
Virginia and Maine will require employers to include pay ranges in job postings beginning in July 2026. Virginia’s law also bans salary history inquiries and allows private lawsuits, while Maine’s applies to employers with 10 or more employees and adds recordkeeping requirements. Employers should review their hiring and posting practices now to ensure compliance.
RKL Virtual’s Workforce Strategies team can help you prepare with pay‑equity and compensation analyses, market benchmarking, job‑architecture and wage‑scale design and implementation support to align pay practices with compliance and talent goals.
Revisiting OBBBA's Overtime Regulations for Employers
The OBBBA creates a 2025–2028 federal tax deduction for certain FLSA-required overtime wages, with some provisions retroactive to January 1, 2025. Employers should monitor IRS guidance and prepare payroll systems for updated reporting, including revised 2026 Form W-2 requirements.
NJDOL Adopts Clear Rules on Worker Classification to Protect Workers’ Rights, Level the Playing Field for Businesses
New Jersey has adopted regulations clarifying its ABC test for worker classification, with the new rules taking effect October 1, 2026. The rules are intended to give employers clearer guidance on classifying workers as employees or independent contractors under key state labor laws.
RKL Virtual's Workforce Strategies team is here to help you navigate this change and ensure you are following regulations.
The EEOC’s new National Enforcement Plan for fiscal years 2025–2029 does not create new legal requirements, but it signals where the agency is likely to focus investigations and litigation. Employers may want to review workplace policies and practices, especially around hiring, promotions, accommodations, discipline and retaliation, in light of the EEOC’s continued focus on discrimination, vulnerable workers and emerging legal issues.
RKL Virtual's Workforce Strategies team can help you review your policies and practices to ensure they are consistent with best practices.
Philadelphia Updates Notice for Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance
New FCRSSO rules tighten criminal background check requirements by narrowing lookback periods, requiring individualized assessments and consideration of rehabilitation evidence, and mandating clearer written notices before adverse decisions. The rules also strengthen anti-retaliation protections for applicants and employees.
Contact our Workforce Strategies team to help you understand the new rules and ensure you remain compliant.
According to 2026 study conducted by compliance training provider Traliant, 21% of U.S. adults say they have witnessed or been a victim of workplace harassment. Be aware of state-required training:
California: Employers with 5+ employees must provide training to new hires within 6 months and retraining every 2 years.
Connecticut: Employers with 3+ employees must provide 2 hours of training to new hires within the first 6 months and retrain every 10 years.
Delaware: Employers with 50+ employees must provide training to new hires and retrain every 2 years.
Illinois: Employers with 1 or more employees must provide annual training.
Maine: Employers with 15+ employees must train all new hires within the first year and retain periodically (every 2 years recommended).
New York: All employers must provide annual training.
Washington: Mandates training for specific industries.
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