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DOLSAMPLE DATASOURCE EXAMPLE
A May 15, 2026 technical amendment removes the vacated 2024 overtime rule text and restores the earlier regulations.
EFFECTIVE MAY 15, 2026
→ Read the published rule before assessing an exemption.
Published ruleEEOCSAMPLE DATADEADLINE
The EEOC's annual workforce demographic report. Employers with 100 or more employees must file before the window closes.
FILING WINDOW OPEN
→ Pull headcount and EEO job categories for every client above the threshold.
NLRBSAMPLE DATAWATCHING
The Board signals a fresh rule on when two entities share employer duties. Nothing is in force yet.
PROPOSED
→ Map which clients use staffing agencies before the comment window.
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DOLMINIMUM WAGESAMPLE DATA
Contractor minimum-wage rate updated for the coming year. New floor on covered contracts.
EEOCAI HIRINGSAMPLE DATA
New technical assistance on automated hiring tools and adverse-impact testing.
FED REGISTERCLASSIFICATIONSAMPLE DATA
Independent-contractor rule published, with the comment deadline quoted from the notice.
UPDATED JULY 2026
More than 275 bills regulating labor and employment were enacted at the state level in the year covered by the 2024 Labor Day Report. (Source: Littler Workplace Policy Institute, 2024 Labor Day Report)
The EEOC received 88,531 new discrimination charges in FY2024 — a more-than-9% increase over FY2023. (Source: EEOC FY2024 Annual Performance Report)
“The growing patchwork of state and local requirements across the U.S. is exacerbating compliance challenges for companies.”
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