Emmanuel Elone

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Employees may use their sick leave to donate bloodSB 1108 is effective Jan. 1, 2026Oregon employees may use their sick leave to donate blood under a bill effective Jan. 1, 2026. SB 1108 permits the use of sick leave for blood donation through a voluntary program approved or accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks or the American Red Cross. Oregon’s sick leave law requires leave to be paid if employers have at least 10 employees.

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Emmanuel Elone

Maine expanded coverage of its minimum wage to include agricultural laborers starting in 2026 under a bill signed June 10. LD 589 creates a new subchapter in the state law for agricultural laborers that copies provisions of Maine’s general minimum wage. Employees are covered under the bill if they perform agricultural labor as defined by Maine’s unemployment insurance law and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.

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Prince George’s County, Maryland, will increase its hourly livable wage rate to $17.70 from $17.10, according to an update from the county’s Wage Determination Board. The rate increase will be effective from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, according to the board’s website. The livable wage applies to certain county contractors, but exemptions exist for nonprofits and employees who perform who perform measurable work on county contracts, under the county’s code of ordinances.

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Emmanuel Elone

Nevada is reducing the maximum weekly work hours for children under age 16 to 40 from 48, under a bill that will go into effect Oct. 1. The maximum daily work hours for these children remains eight hours, under state law. Work hour restrictions apply to any child under age 16 who does not work on a farm or is employed as a performer in a motion picture. AB 215 also prevents most children ages 16 to 19 from working at any time from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. if they have school the following day.