{"id":5852,"date":"2025-07-16T11:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=5852"},"modified":"2025-07-16T11:51:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:51:29","slug":"hr-newsletter-2025-midyear-employment-law-compliance-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/16\/hr-newsletter-2025-midyear-employment-law-compliance-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: 2025 Midyear Employment Law Compliance Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/February2025_Compliance.jpg\" alt=\"HR Newsletter: 2025 Midyear Employment Law Compliance Trends\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout 2025, there have been significant changes in employment law at the federal and state levels. 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