The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has issued an Interstate memo that details state and local workplace compliance developments from January 2026.

CWC’s January 2026 Interstate addresses a range of topics, including:

Fair employment

  • Artificial intelligence (Illinois)
  • Credit history (New York)
  • Disparate impact (New York; New Jersey; Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Notice of rights (California)
  • Pay data reports (New York City)
  • Pay transparency (Columbus, Ohio)
  • Protected classes (Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pa.)
  • Reasonable accommodation (New York)

Immigration

  • E-Verify (Illinois; Ohio)

Wage and hour

  • Compensable time (Nevada)
  • Paid leave (Delaware; New York; Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Predictive scheduling (New York City)
  • “Stay or pay” provisions (New York)

Labor relations

  • Administration of labor relations (California; New York)

Miscellaneous

  • Employee emergency contact (California)
  • Health and safety (New York; New York City)
  • Retirement benefits (New York)

CWC members can review the CWC Interstate January 2026 resource in State Standards Resources. CWC members can read more here.