Employment law tracker for state and federal labor legislation

Every state is rewriting the employment relationship, one session at a time

A curated tracker for wage and hour, leave, classification, discrimination, workplace safety, AI in hiring and noncompetes, with a monthly report written to be forwarded to a client.

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40 new employment laws take effect in 2027

bills in scope
5,018bills in scope
jurisdictions
56jurisdictions
past committee
1,624past committee

What this tracker covers

In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.

  • wages, hours and worker classification
  • paid leave, unemployment and workers' compensation
  • discrimination, harassment and pay equity
  • unions and collective bargaining
  • workplace safety and health
  • AI in hiring and workplace monitoring
  • noncompetes and restrictive covenants

What this tracker does not cover

This is not a public pensions or workforce budget tracker. Retirement system administration, appropriations for job programmes and tax breaks on wages sit outside the scope unless they change what an employer owes a worker.

What's at the top of the Employment and Labor Legislation feed

Ranked by how far each bill has moved, then how recently.

Matched through 25 October 2026

675Enacted

102Cleared both chambers

847Past committee

21Active in committee

3,373Introduced or inactive

5,018 bills in scope

Enacted

25 of 675 shown

NYA 10343Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectivenessEnactedCAAB 1331Workplace surveillance.EnactedCAAB 1697Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.EnactedCAAB 1818California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring.EnactedCAAB 1883Workplace surveillance tools.EnactedCAAB 1904Teachers: credentialed educator apprenticeship programs.EnactedCAAB 2321Occupational safety and health: investigations.EnactedCAAB 2563Sex discrimination: scope.EnactedCAAB 2646Employment: minimum wages: agricultural workers.EnactedCASB 1012Employment of inmates.EnactedCASB 1383Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards.EnactedCASB 947Employment: automated decision systems.EnactedCASB 951Employment: technological displacement: notice.EnactedDEHB 84AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYER-SPONSORED MEETINGS OR COMMUNICATIONS.EnactedDESB 26AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.EnactedCAAB 1198Public works: prevailing wages.EnactedCAAB 1534Federal Workforce Pell Grant program: local workforce development boards: participant training requirement.EnactedCAAB 1803Employment: sexual harassment training and education: anti-hate speech training.EnactedCAAB 1980Labor: apprenticeship: Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeships Grant Program.EnactedCAAB 2129State employees: compensation: firefighters.EnactedCAAB 2634Workforce development: High road training partnerships: scoring preference.EnactedCAAB 2682Transportation network company drivers: labor relations: appeals.EnactedCASB 1046Occupational safety: transboundary pollution.EnactedCASB 1083Noncertificated public school employees: private school employees: egregious misconduct: statewide data system: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: adverse actions: contracts and background checks for educational services.EnactedCASB 1371Solid waste handling services: labor dispute.Enacted

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Employment and Labor Legislation, state by state

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Questions

What does this tracker cover?

State and federal bills on wages and hours, worker classification, paid leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination and pay equity, unions and collective bargaining, workplace safety, AI in hiring and workplace monitoring, and noncompetes.

Does it cover AI in hiring?

Yes. Automated employment decision tools, notice of electronic monitoring and limits on algorithmic discipline are in scope here, and the same bills also appear in the AI Legislation Tracker.

Does it cover noncompetes?

Yes: bans, salary thresholds, notice requirements and limits on nondisclosure and no-poach agreements, in every state that files them.

Who decides what is relevant?

The Tracker's written scope: a bill is in when it creates a duty the scope covers. Scopes are model-drafted and tested against bills checked by hand. They are not attorney-reviewed, and LawSignals does not give legal advice.

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