1.0Employco Bloghttps://www.employco.com/blogEmployco USAhttps://www.employco.com/blog/author/employcousa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CtEVdRynuH"><a href="https://www.employco.com/blog/2026/07/15/hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-42/">HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.employco.com/blog/2026/07/15/hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-42/embed/#?secret=CtEVdRynuH" width="600" height="338" title="“HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates” — Employco Blog" data-secret="CtEVdRynuH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.employco.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Alaska Enacts Payroll Card Account Requirements – On June 18, 2026, Alaska enacted Senate Bill (SB) 79, which establishes requirements for employers that pay employee wages using payroll card accounts. The new law took effect on July 1, 2026.https://www.employco.com/images/newsletter/HR/Blog/December20_State-and-Local-Updates.png