Labor law updates for 2025. The new year is right around the corner, be ready!
Labor law season is here! Therefore, it is time to prepare for 2025 by making sure your labor law posters are up to date.
At the start of 2025, several new labor laws will take effect. While specific changes vary by state, some of the anticipated updates include minimum wage increases, increased whistleblower protections, and updated paid sick leave policies.
Looking Back:
2024 was full of new laws and required posters. In fact, there were more than 70 required updates to labor law postings. Lawmakers from coast to coast revised and enacted an abundance of employment laws in 2024. Resulting in an unprecedented number of updates to labor law postings. In addition to the typical Minimum Wage increases, many states passed pay transparency legislation, enhanced discrimination protections, restrictions or bans on non-compete agreements, and increased paid sick leave regulations.
As a result, around forty states updated at least one of their labor law postings in 2024. In fact, twenty-five had more than one revision to their posters this year. Additionally, eight states added brand-new required labor law posters added in 2024.
New Labor Law Postings Added in 2024:
- Indiana: Veterans’ Benefits and Services
- Illinois: Paid Leave
- Louisiana: Workers’ Compensation Fraud; Veterans’ Benefits and Services
- Maine: Regulation of Employment; Veterans’ Benefits and Services
- Minnesota: Veterans’ Benefits and Services
- New Hampshire: Veterans’ Benefits and Services
- Oregon: Captive Audiences
- Washington DC: Universal Wage Law; Employee Free Choice Act; Wage Transparency Act
Looking Ahead:
At the start of 2025, several new labor laws will take effect. Specific changes vary by state, the anticipated updates include:
- Minimum Wage Increases
- Whistleblower Protections
- Paid Sick Leave/ Paid Family Leave
- Worker Freedom of Speech
- Discrimination in Employment
- Workers’ Compensation
- Veterans’ Benefits and Services
- Equal Pay for Equal Work
- Employer Sponsored Meetings
- Pregnant Workers and New Parents
So far, we are aware of twenty three states that will have updates in the new year. It's likely that more will be required.
States With Anticipated Updates January 1, 2025:
While updates traditionally happen near the new year, 2024 was a year full of employment legislation resulting in updates all year long. This trend is likely to continue. The best way to ensure your business remains compliant is to order labor law posters now and choose our subscription option. The subscription renews yearly, offering the perfect solution to staying up to date with labor laws. You’ll automatically receive a new, yearly set of posters, hassle free. If there are any major, mandatory changes to the posters throughout the year, we will provide you with updated posters with your subscription service.
We already know around 20 states will increase minimum wage effective January 1, 2025. To be sure, many other changes will continue throughout 2025 creating the need for replacement posters. To stay up to date, at National Safety Compliance, we monitor government websites daily. Updates are expected to continue from coast to coast. Choose our subscription service today and let us keep your posters up to date.
