HR Trends & Updates

Minimum Wage Changes

• There are 21 states increasing minimum wage for employees and tipped employees effective January 1, 2025, and later 2025.  (See Downloads for list)

Pay Transparency 

• The following states requiring salary/salary ranges in job postings in 2025:

> Illinois, Massachusetts Minnesota, New Jersey and Vermont

Paid Family & Medical Leaves

• The following states implementing new or updated paid family and medical leave laws in 2025:

> New laws effective in 2025: Delaware, Maine, Maryland and Minnesota

> Updated laws effective in 2025: California, Connecticut, Illinois (Chicago), Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, New York, and Washington

Employee Classifications

• There is speculation that the Trump Administration may reinstate previous rules regarding independent contractor standards.

> California and New York have updated/enhanced worker classification protections

Non-compete Agreements

• FTC prohibiting non-compete agreements ban is on hold due to injunctions issued by Florida and Texas.  The following states have joined 35 states with existing non-compete restrictions, beginning 2025.

> Louisiana, Maryland and Pennsylvania

DEI Initiatives

There has been mixed action in 2025 regarding DEI programs from several high-profile corporations with many scaling back and others holding firm.

Data Privacy & Security

• The following states will enact privacy laws in 2025:

> Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Tennessee