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200 dated deadlines from today on: minimum wage raises, paid leave premiums and filings, and state retirement plan registration. Filter to your states, or add a state’s dates to your own calendar.

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  1. · New Jersey · Retirement mandate

    RetireReady NJ: Registration deadline for employers with 20 to 24 employees

  2. · Delaware · Paid leave

    Delaware Paid Leave: Last day to submit documents in LaborFirst for a private insurance or self-insured plan to start January 1, 2027

    Private plans are approved and renewed on a rolling basis, with start dates of January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1, and documents are due at least 30 days before the start date.

  3. · Rhode Island · Retirement mandate

    RISavers: Registration window closes for new businesses notified in 2026

    5+ employees

  4. · Connecticut · Paid leave

    CT Paid Leave: Fourth-quarter 2026 contributions and wage report due

    No penalty or interest if received by January 31, 2027.

  5. · Maryland · Retirement mandate

    MarylandSaves: Next deadline for newly eligible businesses

    Register and start sending payroll contributions (or, if you offer your own plan, file the waiver claim) by this date to get the fee waiver on your 2027 SDAT annual report. · 1+ employees

  6. · Arizona · Minimum wage

    Arizona minimum wage rises to $15.65

    Tipped cash wage: $12.65

  7. · California · Minimum wage

    California minimum wage rises to $17.40

  8. · Colorado · Minimum wage

    Colorado minimum wage rises to $15.71

    Tipped cash wage: $12.69

  9. · Connecticut · Paid leave

    CT Paid Leave: Connecticut’s minimum wage rises to $17.48

    The CT Paid Leave weekly benefit cap is 60 times the minimum wage and the 95% replacement band covers wages up to 40 times the minimum wage, so the formula works out to a $1,048.80 cap and a 95% band on the first $699.20 of weekly wages. These two amounts are computed from the formula, not published by the CT Paid Leave Authority.

  10. · Connecticut · Minimum wage

    Connecticut minimum wage rises to $17.48

    Tipped cash wage: $6.38

  11. · Federal

    Social Security wage base: Social Security wage base rises to $192,300 for wages paid in 2027

    The most an employee pays in Social Security tax for the year becomes $11,922.60, and the employer pays the same amount.

  12. · Maine · Minimum wage

    Maine minimum wage rises to $15.70

    Tipped cash wage: $7.85

  13. · Maryland · Paid leave

    Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): Contributions begin on wages paid: 0.9% of wages up to the Social Security wage base

    Employers must give employees written notice at least one pay period before deductions start.

  14. · Massachusetts · Paid leave

    Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: 2027 contribution rates take effect

    The total stays 0.88% of eligible wages, but the employer share (at least 0.42% for employers with 25 or more covered individuals) moves from the medical leave premium to the family leave premium under Chapter 101 of the Acts of 2026. The maximum weekly benefit rises to $1,284.61.

  15. · Michigan · Minimum wage

    Michigan minimum wage rises to $15.00

    Tipped cash wage: $6.30

  16. · Minnesota · Minimum wage

    Minnesota minimum wage rises to $11.87

  17. · Montana · Minimum wage

    Montana minimum wage rises to $11.20

  18. · Nebraska · Minimum wage

    Nebraska minimum wage rises to $15.26

    Tipped cash wage: $2.13

  19. · Nevada · Retirement mandate

    Nevada Employee Savings Trust (NEST): Eligible savers’ contribution rates rise automatically by 1% of pay, up to the 10% maximum

    Employers apply the new rates in payroll.

  20. · New Jersey · Minimum wage

    New Jersey minimum wage rises to $16.48

    Tipped cash wage: $6.61

  21. · New York · Paid leave

    New York Paid Family Leave: 2027 Paid Family Leave deduction takes effect: 0.452% of gross wages, up to $451.81 a year

    The maximum weekly benefit rises to $1,287.91.

  22. · Ohio · Minimum wage

    Ohio minimum wage rises to $11.40

    Tipped cash wage: $5.70

  23. · Oregon · Paid leave

    Paid Leave Oregon: The 2027 contribution rate and maximum wage take effect

    The rate cannot exceed 1%, and by law the wage cap follows the Social Security wage base, which is $192,300 for 2027.

  24. · Rhode Island · Minimum wage

    Rhode Island minimum wage rises to $17.00

    Tipped cash wage: $3.89

  25. · South Dakota · Minimum wage

    South Dakota minimum wage rises to $12.30

    Tipped cash wage: $6.15

  26. · Vermont · Minimum wage

    Vermont minimum wage rises to $14.91

    Tipped cash wage: $7.46

  27. · Virginia · Minimum wage

    Virginia minimum wage rises to $13.75

    Tipped cash wage: $2.13

  28. · Washington · Paid leave

    Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave: Premium rises to 1.2% of wages, split 70.7% employee and 29.3% employer

    Second Substitute House Bill 2345 also changes how the shares are divided between the family and medical premiums without changing the overall split.

  29. · Washington · Minimum wage

    Washington minimum wage rises to $17.73

  30. · New Jersey · Paid leave

    New Jersey Family Leave and Temporary Disability Insurance: Fourth-quarter 2026 NJ-927 and WR-30 reports and payment due

    No extension applies even though the date falls on a Saturday.

  31. · District of Columbia · Paid leave

    DC Paid Family Leave: Paid Family Leave tax due for October through December 2026 wages, filed with the quarterly unemployment insurance wage report

    The DC Department of Employment Services lists January 31, 2027, which falls on a Sunday.

  32. · California · Paid leave

    California State Disability Insurance (SDI) and Paid Family Leave: Fourth-quarter 2026 DE 9 and DE 9C wage reports are delinquent if not filed by this date

    They cover October through December 2026 wages and the State Disability Insurance withheld.

  33. · Colorado · Paid leave

    Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): Fourth-quarter 2026 wage report and premium payment due in My FAMLI+ Employer

    January 31, 2027 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  34. · Delaware · Paid leave

    Delaware Paid Leave: Quarterly Hours and Wage report and contributions due for October through December 2026

    The 30th day after the quarter falls on a Saturday, so the due date moves to the next business day. · 10+ employees

  35. · Federal

    1099 reporting thresholds: Form 1099-NEC due to contractors and the IRS for 2026 payments, the first year at the $2,000 threshold

    January 31, 2027 is a Sunday, so the due date moves to the next business day; recipient copies of Form 1099-MISC are due the same day, except statements with amounts in box 8 (substitute payments) or box 10 (gross proceeds paid to an attorney), which are due February 16, 2027, because February 15 is a federal holiday.

  36. · Federal

    Tips and overtime reporting on W-2s: 2026 Forms W-2 with the new tips and overtime entries due to employees and the Social Security Administration

    Box 12 code TP shows cash tips, box 12 code TT shows qualified overtime, and box 14b shows the Treasury Tipped Occupation Code; January 31, 2027 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday, February 1.

  37. · Federal

    W-2 and W-3 deadline: 2026 Forms W-2 due to employees and, with Form W-3, to the Social Security Administration, on paper or electronically

    January 31, 2027 is a Sunday, so the deadline is Monday, February 1.

  38. · Maine · Paid leave

    Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave: Fourth-quarter 2026 premiums and contribution report due through the Maine Paid Leave Portal

    January 31, 2027 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  39. · Massachusetts · Paid leave

    Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Quarterly PFML return and contribution due on MassTaxConnect for October through December 2026

    The regulation sets the last day of the month after the quarter ends; January 31, 2027 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  40. · Minnesota · Paid leave

    Minnesota Paid Leave: Fourth-quarter 2026 wage detail report and premium payment due

    January 31 falls on a Sunday, so the due date moves to Monday, February 1.

  41. · Oregon · Paid leave

    Paid Leave Oregon: Fourth-quarter 2026 Oregon Combined Quarterly Tax Report and Paid Leave contributions due

    January 31, 2027 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  42. · Washington · Paid leave

    Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave: Fourth-quarter 2026 Paid Leave and WA Cares report and premium payment due, at the 2026 rate and split

    January 31, 2027 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  43. · New Jersey · Retirement mandate

    RetireReady NJ: Registration deadline for employers with 10 to 19 employees

  44. · Colorado · Paid leave

    Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): Deadline to update your annual total employee headcount in My FAMLI+ Employer

    The Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Division sets February 28 each year and may presume 10 or more employees for any employer that doesn’t report. An employer with an approved private plan doesn’t need to report annually. February 28, 2027 is a Sunday; the Division moved the 2026 deadline to Monday, March 2, when February 28 fell on a Saturday, but has not posted a different date for 2027.

  45. · Federal

    1099 reporting thresholds: Paper Forms 1099-MISC due to the IRS for 2026 payments

    February 28, 2027 is a Sunday, so the due date moves to Monday, March 1.

  46. · Connecticut · Paid leave

    CT Paid Leave: First-quarter 2027 contributions and wage report due

    No penalty or interest if received by April 30.

  47. · Connecticut · Paid leave

    CT Paid Leave: Second-quarter 2027 contributions and wage report due

    No penalty or interest if received by July 31.

  48. · Maine · Retirement mandate

    MERIT: Registration deadline for employers newly notified in 2027

    5+ employees

  49. · Alaska · Minimum wage

    Alaska minimum wage rises to $15.00

  50. · Maine · Retirement mandate

    MERIT: Maximum penalty rises to $100 per covered employee

  51. · Philadelphia · Retirement mandate

    PhillySaves: Ordinance deadline for the board to open PhillySaves so workers can begin contributing (Philadelphia Code § 19-4710)

    Employer registration dates have not been announced.

  52. · Washington · Retirement mandate

    Washington Saves: Statutory launch date for the program (RCW 19.05.040)

    The board’s October 20, 2026 agenda included approval of draft statutory changes that would move the launch to October 1, 2027; the outcome has not been posted.

  53. · Maryland · Paid leave

    Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): Second-quarter 2027 Quarterly Wage and Hour Report and contribution payment due

    July 31 falls on a Saturday; the state treats a payment received the next business day as on time.

  54. · Minnesota · Paid leave

    Minnesota Paid Leave: Deadline for the state to set the 2028 premium rate

    By law the rate can’t exceed 1.1% of taxable wages.

  55. · Colorado · Paid leave

    Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): Second-quarter 2027 wage report and premium payment due

    July 31 is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  56. · Maine · Paid leave

    Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave: Second-quarter 2027 premiums and contribution report due

    July 31 is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  57. · Massachusetts · Paid leave

    Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Quarterly PFML return and contribution due on MassTaxConnect for April through June 2027

    July 31 is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  58. · Minnesota · Paid leave

    Minnesota Paid Leave: Second-quarter 2027 wage detail report and premium payment due

    July 31 falls on a Saturday, so the due date moves to Monday, August 2.

  59. · Oregon · Paid leave

    Paid Leave Oregon: Second-quarter 2027 report and contributions due

    July 31 is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  60. · Washington · Paid leave

    Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave: Second-quarter 2027 report and premium payment due

    July 31 is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  61. · Connecticut · Paid leave

    CT Paid Leave: Third-quarter 2027 contributions and wage report due

    No penalty or interest if received by October 31.

  62. · Maryland · Paid leave

    Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): Private plan application deadline for employers whose Declaration of Intent was accepted

    An employer that doesn’t apply owes its 2027 contributions, plus any interest or penalties, to the state fund.

  63. · Massachusetts · Paid leave

    Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Last day for DFML to set the 2028 family and medical leave contribution rates

    The law requires the director to fix next year’s rates by October 1.

  64. · Virginia · Paid leave

    Virginia Paid Family and Medical Leave: Deadline for the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) to set the 2028 contribution rate

    After 2028 the rate for each year is set by October 1 of the year before.

  65. · Rhode Island · Retirement mandate

    RISavers: Compliance deadline for businesses with 51–99 eligible employees

  66. · New Jersey · Paid leave

    New Jersey Family Leave and Temporary Disability Insurance: Third-quarter 2027 NJ-927 and WR-30 reports and payment due

    No extension applies even though the date falls on a Saturday.

  67. · Maryland · Paid leave

    Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): Third-quarter 2027 Quarterly Wage and Hour Report and contribution payment due

    October 31 falls on a Sunday; the state treats a payment received the next business day as on time.

  68. · Colorado · Paid leave

    Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): Third-quarter 2027 wage report and premium payment due

    October 31 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  69. · Delaware · Paid leave

    Delaware Paid Leave: Quarterly Hours and Wage report and contributions due for July through September 2027

    The 30th day after the quarter falls on a Saturday, so the due date moves to the next business day. · 10+ employees

  70. · Maine · Paid leave

    Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave: Third-quarter 2027 premiums and contribution report due

    October 31 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  71. · Maryland · Paid leave

    Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): Deadline for the Maryland Department of Labor to set the 2028 contribution rate

    By law the total rate can’t exceed 1.2% of wages.

  72. · Massachusetts · Paid leave

    Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Quarterly PFML return and contribution due on MassTaxConnect for July through September 2027

    October 31 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  73. · Minnesota · Paid leave

    Minnesota Paid Leave: Third-quarter 2027 wage detail report and premium payment due

    October 31 falls on a Sunday, so the due date moves to Monday, November 1.

  74. · Oregon · Paid leave

    Paid Leave Oregon: Third-quarter 2027 report and contributions due

    October 31 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  75. · Washington · Paid leave

    Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave: Third-quarter 2027 report and premium payment due

    October 31 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  76. · Connecticut · Paid leave

    CT Paid Leave: Fourth-quarter 2027 contributions and wage report due

    No penalty or interest if received by January 31, 2028.

  77. · Maryland · Retirement mandate

    MarylandSaves: Annual December 31 cutoff: register and send contributions, or file the waiver claim, to qualify for the 2028 SDAT fee waiver

    Claims received after December 31, 2026 count toward 2028. · 1+ employees

  78. · Hawaii · Minimum wage

    Hawaii minimum wage rises to $18.00

    Tipped cash wage: $16.50

  79. · Nebraska · Minimum wage

    Nebraska minimum wage rises to $15.53

    Tipped cash wage: $2.13

  80. · Virginia · Minimum wage

    Virginia minimum wage rises to $15.00

    Tipped cash wage: $2.13

  81. · New Jersey · Paid leave

    New Jersey Family Leave and Temporary Disability Insurance: Fourth-quarter 2027 NJ-927 and WR-30 reports and payment due

    No extension applies even though the date falls on a Sunday.

  82. · Delaware · Paid leave

    Delaware Paid Leave: Quarterly Hours and Wage report and contributions due for October through December 2027

    The 30th day after the quarter falls on a Sunday, so the due date moves to the next business day. · 10+ employees

  83. · Connecticut · Paid leave

    CT Paid Leave: First-quarter 2028 contributions and wage report due

    No penalty or interest if received by April 30.

  84. · Maryland · Paid leave

    Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): First-quarter 2028 Quarterly Wage and Hour Report and contribution payment due

    April 30 falls on a Sunday; the state treats a payment received the next business day as on time.

  85. · New Jersey · Paid leave

    New Jersey Family Leave and Temporary Disability Insurance: First-quarter 2028 NJ-927 and WR-30 reports and payment due

    No extension applies even though the date falls on a Sunday.

  86. · Colorado · Paid leave

    Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): First-quarter 2028 wage report and premium payment due

    April 30 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  87. · Delaware · Paid leave

    Delaware Paid Leave: Quarterly Hours and Wage report and contributions due for January through March 2028

    The 30th day after the quarter falls on a Sunday, so the due date moves to the next business day. · 10+ employees

  88. · Maine · Paid leave

    Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave: First-quarter 2028 premiums and contribution report due

    April 30 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  89. · Massachusetts · Paid leave

    Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Quarterly PFML return and contribution due on MassTaxConnect for January through March 2028

    April 30 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  90. · Minnesota · Paid leave

    Minnesota Paid Leave: First-quarter 2028 wage detail report and premium payment due

    April 30 falls on a Sunday, so the due date moves to Monday, May 1.

  91. · Oregon · Paid leave

    Paid Leave Oregon: First-quarter 2028 report and contributions due

    April 30 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  92. · Washington · Paid leave

    Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave: First-quarter 2028 report and premium payment due

    April 30 is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to Monday.

  93. · Connecticut · Paid leave

    CT Paid Leave: Second-quarter 2028 contributions and wage report due

    No penalty or interest if received by July 31.

  94. · Maine · Retirement mandate

    MERIT: Registration deadline for employers newly notified in 2028

    5+ employees

  95. · Minnesota · Retirement mandate

    Minnesota Secure Choice: The two-year written-warning period ends for 100+ employers that missed the June 30, 2026 deadline

    From this date the board may assess penalties, starting at $100 per covered employee (up to $4,000).

  96. · California · Paid leave

    California State Disability Insurance (SDI) and Paid Family Leave: Latest date for the wider Paid Family Leave military definition in Assembly Bill 2054 to start

    It starts sooner once specified changes are made to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) claims system.

  97. · Maryland · Paid leave

    Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI): Annual employee notice due

    From July 1, 2028, employers give the benefits notice to every employee once a year.

  98. · New Jersey · Paid leave

    New Jersey Family Leave and Temporary Disability Insurance: Second-quarter 2028 NJ-927 and WR-30 reports and payment due

    No extension applies even though the date falls on a Sunday.

  99. · Delaware · Paid leave

    Delaware Paid Leave: Quarterly Hours and Wage report and contributions due for April through June 2028

    The 30th day after the quarter falls on a Sunday, so the due date moves to the next business day. · 10+ employees

  100. · Connecticut · Paid leave

    CT Paid Leave: Third-quarter 2028 contributions and wage report due

    No penalty or interest if received by October 31.

  101. · Rhode Island · Retirement mandate

    RISavers: Compliance deadline for businesses with 5–49 eligible employees

  102. · Connecticut · Paid leave

    CT Paid Leave: Fourth-quarter 2028 contributions and wage report due

    No penalty or interest if received by January 31, 2029.

  103. · Minnesota · Retirement mandate

    Minnesota Secure Choice: The two-year written-warning period ends for 50–99 employers that missed the December 31, 2026 deadline

    From this date the board may assess penalties, starting at $100 per covered employee (up to $4,000). · 50–99 employees

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