https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/Employer law changes, state by stateen-ushttps://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-11-09-vermont-minimum-wage-20272026-11-09-vermont-minimum-wage-2027Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTVermontThe Vermont Department of Labor announced that the state minimum wage will rise from $14.42 to $14.91 an hour on January 1, 2027. The tipped minimum wage will rise from $7.21 to $7.46 an hour.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-11-05-irs-1099-threshold-20272026-11-05-irs-1099-threshold-2027Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFederalRevenue Procedure 2026-35 raises the threshold for reporting payments to contractors on Form 1099-NEC (and most Form 1099-MISC payments) to $2,100 for payments made in 2027, the first inflation adjustment after this year's jump from $600 to $2,000.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-10-25-mn-paid-leave-maximum-benefit2026-10-25-mn-paid-leave-maximum-benefitSun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMinnesotaMinnesota Paid Leave's maximum weekly benefit rose from $1,423 to $1,475.09 on October 25, 2026, following the state's average weekly wage. A worker who first applied before that date keeps the $1,423 maximum for one year from that first application.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-10-16-wa-paid-leave-2027-rate2026-10-16-wa-paid-leave-2027-rateFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWashingtonThe Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) set the 2027 premium at 1.2% of wages, up from 1.13% and the most state law allows. Employees pay 70.7% of it and employers with 50 or more Washington employees pay 29.3%, on wages up to $192,300.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-10-14-ssa-wage-base-20272026-10-14-ssa-wage-base-2027Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFederalEmployers withhold the 6.2% Social Security tax, and pay their matching 6.2%, on each employee's wages up to $192,300 in 2027, up from $184,500 in 2026. Medicare tax still applies to all wages.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-10-06-co-famli-2027-rate2026-10-06-co-famli-2027-rateTue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTColoradoThe Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) set the 2027 Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) premium at 0.86% of wages, down from 0.88%, split evenly between employer and employee on wages up to $192,300. Employers with fewer than 10 employees still pay only the employee half.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-10-01-dc-paid-family-leave-benefit-cuts2026-10-01-dc-paid-family-leave-benefit-cutsThu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDistrict of ColumbiaFor claims filed from October 1, 2026, DC Paid Family Leave pays up to 10 weeks of medical leave (was 12) and 6 weeks of family leave (was 12), with a maximum weekly benefit of $1,100 (was $1,190). Parental and prenatal leave are unchanged, and so is the employer-paid 0.75% premium. The change is in the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act of 2026 (D.C. Law 26-189, effective October 2, 2026). The shorter medical and family leave limits apply to claims filed before October 1, 2030.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-09-30-wa-overtime-salary-thresholds-20272026-09-30-wa-overtime-salary-thresholds-2027Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWashingtonThe Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced that from January 1, 2027, salaried workers must earn at least $1,595.70 a week at employers with 1 to 50 employees, and at least $1,773.00 a week at employers with 51 or more, to be exempt from overtime. Those are 2.25 and 2.5 times the 2027 state minimum wage of $17.73 an hour.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-09-28-ca-pfl-covered-active-duty2026-09-28-ca-pfl-covered-active-dutyMon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCaliforniaAssembly Bill 2054 expands California Paid Family Leave's definition of covered active duty beyond deployment to a foreign country. It adds training, deployment elsewhere and, for reserve members including the National Guard, a call or order to federal or state active duty. It starts on July 1, 2028, or sooner once specified changes are made to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) claims system.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-08-31-ny-pfl-2027-rate2026-08-31-ny-pfl-2027-rateMon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNew YorkThe New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) set the 2027 Paid Family Leave premium at 0.452% of an employee's wages, up from 0.432% in 2026, with a maximum of $451.81 per employee for the year. Employers deduct it from employees' pay unless they choose to cover it.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-07-31-mn-paid-leave-2027-rate2026-07-31-mn-paid-leave-2027-rateFri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMinnesotaThe Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) kept the 2027 Paid Leave premium at 0.88% of wages, the same as 2026. Employers pay at least half and may deduct up to half from employees, on wages up to the Social Security wage base ($192,300 in 2027). Qualifying employers with 30 or fewer employees pay a lower total rate.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-07-01-co-famli-maximum-benefit2026-07-01-co-famli-maximum-benefitWed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTColoradoThe Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) set the state average weekly wage for Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) benefits at $1,608.91, effective July 1, 2026. That puts the maximum weekly benefit at $1,448.02, or 90% of the state average weekly wage.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-07-01-tn-piece-work-commission-pay2026-07-01-tn-piece-work-commission-payWed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTTennesseeTennessee Public Chapter 617 took effect July 1, 2026, for wages earned on or after that date. For employers that pay once a month, piece-work and commission pay is now due by the last day of the next month instead of the 5th. The same pay owed to an employee who quits or is fired is due by the last day of the month after they leave.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-06-23-ri-risavers-chapter-3972026-06-23-ri-risavers-chapter-397Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRhode IslandRhode Island Public Law 2026, chapter 397, effective on passage, changed the RISavers law so that employees of employers with fewer than 5 employees may enroll, where the law previously had those employers enroll. An employer offering any payroll deduction individual retirement account (IRA) that qualifies for favorable federal tax treatment is now exempt, not only one with automatic enrollment.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-05-19-phillysaves-board-approved2026-05-19-phillysaves-board-approvedTue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTPhiladelphiaVoters approved a Home Rule Charter amendment creating the Philadelphia Retirement Savings Board. The board must open PhillySaves so workers can contribute by July 1, 2027, and will set the employer registration dates.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-01-20-nj-retireready-threshold-102026-01-20-nj-retireready-threshold-10Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTNew JerseyA law approved January 20, 2026 (P.L.2025, c.379) lowered the RetireReady NJ threshold from 25 employees to 10. Employers without a qualified retirement plan that have 20 to 24 employees must register by December 1, 2026, and those with 10 to 19 by February 17, 2027.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-01-20-phillysaves-ordinance2026-01-20-phillysaves-ordinanceTue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTPhiladelphiaMayor Cherelle L. Parker signed the PhillySaves ordinance (Bill No. 250651-A, Philadelphia Code chapter 19-4700). Once the program opens, Philadelphia employers in business in the city for at least 24 months that don't offer a qualified retirement plan will have to offer payroll deductions into an auto-enroll individual retirement account (IRA). No employer deadlines have been set yet.https://www.themandatemonitor.com/changes/#2026-01-01-ri-tci-donor-leave2026-01-01-ri-tci-donor-leaveThu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTRhode IslandStarting January 1, 2026, Rhode Island Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) benefits also cover employees taking part in a bone marrow transplant or living organ donation as the donor, in addition to bonding with a new child and caring for a family member with a serious health condition (R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-41-35(a)(3)).