From NYC’s AI bias audits to California’s CPRA employee rights and more, here’s how HR, legal, and IT align policies, systems, and controls.

Stay ahead of 2026 employer compliance changes such as immigration enforcement trends, WOTC uncertainty, and state law changes.

Virginia SB 759 updates unemployment benefits with higher weekly payouts in 2026, using revised tables while keeping the existing wage-based calculation method.

Here’s your 2026 plan to manage the latest compliance enforcement rules for I-9s, wage theft and pay transparency.

Virginia SB 433 changes unemployment eligibility for employer lockouts, allowing more workers to qualify for benefits starting July 1, 2026.

Virginia’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave law is a state-run program supported by payroll contributions with eligibility starting 2028.

Virginia HB 1320 increases weekly unemployment insurance benefits by $48 for claims effective on or after July 1, 2026, impacting UI costs.

Kentucky SB 129 updates employer funding for the UI Service Capacity Upgrade Fund, changing contribution rate calculations starting in 2027.

Nebraska LB 847 changes how combined UI tax rates are allocated between employer contributions and state UI taxes, effective April 7, 2026.

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Maryland HB 242 aligns unemployment insurance confidentiality rules with federal law, strengthening employer data privacy and disclosure requirements.

New IRS draft guidance for Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC adds tip and overtime reporting fields, raises many reportable payments thresholds.

Washington SB 6134 updates unemployment insurance rules, requiring notice to strike-related claimants about potential overpayments.

Pennsylvania House Bill 274 expands unemployment benefit eligibility for domestic violence victims, allowing confidential claims.

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Washington Senate Bill 5874 updates UI employer reporting, expands wage and hour data requirements, revises penalties, effective June 2026.

Maine LD 2101 introduces penalties for unpaid or rejected unemployment insurance payments, increasing compliance risk for employers.

Indiana SB 162 updates unemployment insurance law, affecting benefit eligibility, employer coverage, claims processing, and assistance.