Takeaways Fall 2026
So You Know What to Ask to Avoid Employer Pitfalls
October 1, 2026 is a big day for Connecticut employers, with 7 employment law changes taking effect – under wage and hiring laws, break periods, workers compensation, disability accommodations, employee privacy, and the use of AI. In New York, the biggest legal changes are legal access to personnel files, clarification of New York City’s protected leave, new shift protection for construction workers, and the New York City Mayor’s emphasis on empowering workers (employers should be on alert for what that produces).  New Jersey is making it harder to claim a worker is not an employee, and has finally launched its portal for reporting employee separations.  The federal executive branch’s remaking of employment law protections is being fine-tuned with regulatory changes, leaving veterans as the only group still covered by historic affirmative action protections.
