California
Updated to reflect increases in the state minimum wage and the local minimum wages in Belmont, Burlingame, Cupertino, Daly City, East Palo Alto, El Cerrito, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Hayward, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Novato, Oakland, Palo Alto, Petaluma, Redwood City, Richmond, San Carlos, San Diego, San Jose, San Mateo, San Mateo County, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, South San Francisco, Sunnyvale and West Hollywood, effective January 1, 2026.
Updated title and statement for style and updated guidance to include information on employee eligibility, employee notice and the interaction with leave and other benefits.
Updated to reflect amended requirements regarding when creditor garnishment withholding must begin, effective January 1, 2026.
Updated to reflect law providing protections for bias mitigation training, effective January 1, 2026.
Updated to reflect whistleblower protections for certain employees of developers of large artificial intelligence systems.
Updated to reflect notice requirements for certain developers of artificial intelligence models, effective January 1, 2026.
Updated to reflect amendments to equal pay, pay data reporting and pay transparency laws, all effective January 1, 2026.
Updated to reflect law prohibiting stay-or-pay contract terms in employment contracts, effective January 1, 2026.
Updated to reflect an amendment regarding personnel file records to which an employee must be granted access, effective January 1, 2026.