Wage and Hour

New and Updated

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Meal and Rest Periods Handbook Statement: California

  Updated statement for clarity.

• Date:

  January 8, 2026

  Type:

  News

  Independent Contractor Rule Is Moving Forward

  The US Department of Labor (DOL) has asked the White House to review a proposed rule for classifying workers as employees or independent contractors.

• Date:

  January 8, 2026

  Type:

  Editor's Choice

  New Year, New Compliance Requirements: See What's in Store for Employers in 2026

  Updated to reflect amended Oregon paid family and medical leave rules and amended Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, paid sick leave guidance.

• Type:

  International

  Global minimum wage rates comparative table

  Updated to reflect changes to minimum wage rules in Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Turkey and UAE, effective from 1 January 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: Washington

  Updated to reflect an increase in the minimum salary for overtime-exempt executive, administrative and professional employees and the minimum hourly wage for computer professionals, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: New York

  Updated to reflect an increase in the minimum salaries for overtime-exempt executive and administrative employees, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: Maine

  Updated to reflect an increase in the minimum salary for overtime-exempt executive, administrative and professional employees, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: Colorado

  Updated to reflect increases to the minimum salaries for most white-collar employees and to the minimum hourly pay for computer employees, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: California

  Updated to reflect increases to the minimum salaries for executive employees, administrative employees and professional employees, and to the minimum pay for computer professionals and physicians and surgeons paid an hourly rate, effective January 1, 2026. 

• Type:

  50-State Charts

  Minimum Salary Levels for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees by State

  Updated to reflect minimum salary changes in multiple states, effective January 1, 2026.