HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates

California Deadline for 2024 Pay Data Reporting Is May 14, 2025 – Employers with 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more workers hired through labor contractors, in each case at least one of whom is in California, must file annual workforce pay data reports with the state Civil Rights Department (CRD). 2024 pay data reports are due on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, and the portal for submitting 2024 reports opened on Feb. 3, 2025.

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California Legal Update

Michigan Enacts Changes to Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Time – The Michigan Legislature has passed bills altering increases to minimum wage and paid sick time ordered by the Michigan Supreme Court last year. The bills were signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Feb. 21, 2025, the same date the court-ordered changes were to take effect. The amendments took effect immediately.

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Illinois Legal Update

New York City Amends Lactation Accommodation Policy Law – In November 2024, New York City (NYC) amended the lactation accommodation policy provisions of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). The amendments, effective May 8, 2025, add new posting requirements and align the NYC law with New York State’s paid lactation break requirements.

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Massachusetts Legal Update