Takeaway Spring 2026
So You Know What to Ask to Avoid Employer Pitfalls
New Jersey is taking center stage with the greatest range of employment law changes last quarter, particularly an expansion of who is covered by the state Family Leave Act, labor law protections granted to cannabis workers, at least a pause on new regulatory schemes for pay transparency and worker classification, and a state Supreme Court decision on wages for undocumented workers. Laws have revised again in New York and Connecticut has new protections for warehouse workers. Federal law changes come with yet another executive order on DEI, plus actions by the EEOC, DOL and NLRB.
