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. 30, 2026. ** = States have no state minimum wage laws (Georgia has one, but it does not extend to tipped employees). *** = State law says, “The combined amount the employee receives from the employer and in tips must be at least $7.00 more than the applicable minimum wage.” **** = In these states, FLSA-subjected employees are excluded from state minimum wage laws; employers, though, must ensure these employees are paid at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the PWFA, in its June 18 effective form, brings “important clarity that will allow pregnant workers the ability to work and maintain a healthy pregnancy and help employers understand their duties under the law.”

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Wabash National Corp . , a nationwide producer of semi-trailers and other commercial trucking equipment, stating the company violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee’s known pregnancy-related limitation and subjected her to an unlawful medical inquiry .

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So employers will need to consider state law limitations and then for employers that are self-insured, any ERISA preemption of those state laws.”

A majority of employed voters (56%) and voters with employer-provided health insurance (58%) trust employers most, although even the unemployed favor employers to the federal government by 5 percentage points.

Save Reuse Permission Many employers feel less pinched these days in the labor market push-and-pull between employers and employees.

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Liability for Using AI in Setting Salary Ranges “Employers are responsible for the salary ranges that they are publishing, so employers should be cautioned when using AI for this work,” said Lulu Seikaly, a senior corporate attorney specializing in employment law at Payscale.