About The Mandate Monitor

The Mandate Monitor is a reference for small and mid-sized employers: what each state and federal employment law requires, when it’s due, what it costs and how payroll handles it.

Why it exists

Bill is a Minnesota business owner. In 2026 his company set up Minnesota Paid Leave premiums in QuickBooks Payroll, and he saw how much of a manager’s time each new state rule takes. The Mandate Monitor is the reference he wanted then.

Keeping up is a real job. Every January a set of states raises its minimum wage, paid leave programs announce new premium rates, and state retirement plan mandates reach another group of employers by headcount. The information is public but scattered across dozens of agency sites, and the summaries that rank in search are often out of date. This site puts it in one place and keeps it current.

Who publishes it

Bill B. publishes The Mandate Monitor. Write to bill@themandatemonitor.com with corrections, questions or a law we should cover, or to help@themandatemonitor.com for anything else.

What this site is not

It isn’t legal or tax advice, and it isn’t a government site. Each page links the agency or statute behind every rate and date; confirm anything you act on with that agency or your own adviser. See how we research and how we make money.