This article is part of an ongoing legal series designed to provide insight and practical guidance on current and emerging workplace compliance issues. These insights shared by lawyers are based on their interpretation of existing regulations and proposed changes, and intended for informational purposes, not to be regarded as legal advice.

OutSolve Legal Series: Top 4 HR Compliance Trends to Watch in 2026

This article is part of an ongoing legal series designed to provide insight and practical guidance on current and emerging workplace compliance issues. These insights shared by lawyers are based on their interpretation of existing regulations and proposed changes, and intended for informational purposes, not to be regarded as legal advice.

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Staying ahead of compliance changes can feel like a race against time for anyone in HR. Policies change and reporting requirements expand, making your inbox full of “urgent” updates from regulators. The good news? Being proactive can save you from “putting out fires” and potential fines. 

Let’s jump right into the specifics. Here are five compliance priorities that HR teams need to focus on today. 

Here's What You'll Learn

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California has issued a new requirement under “Workplace Know Your Rights Act” (Senate Bill 294). This law now requires employers to provide a written annual notice to all employees regarding their workplace rights.  

Here’s What You’ll Learn 

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This article is part of an ongoing legal series designed to provide insight and practical guidance on current and emerging workplace compliance issues. These insights shared by lawyers are based on their interpretation of existing regulations and proposed changes, and intended for informational purposes, not to be regarded as legal advice.

OutSolve Legal Series: Don’t Get Caught Off Guard: HR’s Guide to Pay Transparency Laws

HR faces similar challenges every January, whether it’s a sudden rush of deadlines, new regulations to understand, updating labor law posters, or completing follow-up actions from the previous year.   

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OutSolve New Year, New Compliance Landscape: Why Smart Employers Continue to Analyze Employment Practices

If your compensation strategy is mostly “gut feeling” plus whatever you did last year… it’s time to rethink your approach. 

OutSolve outRageous HR: Building a Compensation Strategy That Actually Works

In Part 2 of our CHRO Survival Guide series, we explored the costs of deregulation, the intensity of I-9 and E-Verify enforcement, and the impact of AI on HR compliance. In this final installment, Part 3 turns to the human side of HR leadership. We’ll examine how CHROs are navigating talent shortages, balancing automation with personalization in hiring, and responding to growing employee expectations around wellbeing and flexibility.

OutSolve CHRO Survival Guide: Talent, Culture, and Leadership: How CHROs Can Thrive in Uncertain Times

In Part 1 of our CHRO Survival Guide series, we examined the regulatory “whiplash” caused by a surge of Executive Orders in 2025 and the uncertainty they’ve created for HR leaders. Part 2 of OutSolve’s 3-part research report, we shift focus to the hidden costs of deregulation and how policy rollbacks often increase, rather than decrease, internal complexity.  

OutSolve CHRO Survival Guide: The Hidden Costs of Deregulation and the Rise of AI in HR Compliance