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National State Employment Law Update – Changes to Look Out for in the Second Half of 2025

National State Employment Law Update – Changes to Look Out for in the Second Half of 2025 As employers keep their eye on compliance, here are some notable employment law changes that will be effective in the coming months.

How the Big Beautiful Bill Will Impact Your Employee Benefits and Compensation Strategy

How the Big Beautiful Bill Will Impact Your Employee Benefits and Compensation Strategy From additional tax deductions for workers to new savings vehicles for children, the benefits-related sections of The Big Beautiful Bill introduce changes that span traditional compensation structures, family support programs, and organizational compliance obligations.

Increases to Chicago and Cook County Minimum Wages

July 2025 Increases to Illinois Minimum Wage and IRS Mileage Rate All minimum wage increases effective July 1, 2025, for the City of Chicago are indicated in this helpful chart, which also provides a full picture of the minimum wage increases applicable to all Illinois employers that went into effect in 2025.

USCIS Releases New Form I-9 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a new edition of the Form I-9 on April 3.

Department of Labor Clarifies Management Cannot Keep Tips From a Tip Pool and Reverts Back to the Dual Jobs Rule

Department of Labor Clarifies Management Cannot Keep Tips From a Tip Pool The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter clarifying managers and supervisors still cannot receive or keep tips, including from a tip pool. This came shortly after the DOL restored the dual jobs rule in December of 2024.

Pay Transparency in Illinois Starts on January 1, 2025 Pay transparency laws are regulations that require employers to disclose salary information. Illinois’s pay transparency law (HB 3129), as well as similar laws in states including Minnesota and Vermont, take effect on January 1, 2025.