Multi-State Compliance in 2026: Staying Ahead of a Moving Target

The Rules Are Changing. The Deadlines Are Different in Every State. Most Organizations Find Out Too Late.

2026 has brought one of the most active state-level compliance years in recent memory. New paid leave programs are launching across multiple states. Pay data reporting requirements are expanding. AI-in-employment-decision rules are taking effect. Sick leave thresholds are being updated. And none of it is happening on the same schedule.

For organizations operating across multiple states, the challenge is not just understanding what changed. It is knowing which changes apply to which employees, in which locations, and by when. A reactive approach to that problem is not a strategy. It is a liability.

This session gives you the framework to stay ahead of it.

What You Will Learn:

• Which state-level compliance changes are having the biggest impact on employers in 2026 and where the next wave of regulatory activity is already taking shape
• How to build a monitoring system that flags relevant changes before their effective dates rather than after a complaint or audit surfaces the gap
• What the expanding landscape of pay data reporting requirements looks like across states and what employers need to have in place to meet them
• How new AI-in-employment-decision regulations are changing what HR teams can and cannot do with automated tools in hiring and performance processes
• Where paid leave programs and sick leave thresholds are shifting in 2026 and how to manage inconsistent requirements across a multi-state workforce
• What your options are for staying compliant without building an internal compliance team from scratch, including the role HR partners and technology can play

Why This Matters Now

Most organizations handle compliance reactively, addressing requirements after they have already taken effect or after a problem surfaces. In a single-state environment, that approach carries manageable risk. Across multiple states with overlapping, asynchronous regulatory calendars, it becomes a much more expensive way to operate.

The organizations managing multi-state compliance well are not necessarily larger or better resourced. They have better systems, clearer ownership, and a process for monitoring change before it becomes an obligation they missed.

Your Presenter

Margie Faulk, PHR, SHRM-CP — Compliance Advisor, HR Compliance Solutions, LLC

Margie is a senior HR and compliance professional with more than 15 years of experience helping organizations across private, public, and nonprofit sectors build risk management strategies that protect against workplace fines, penalties, and regulatory exposure. A Compliance Advisor at HR Compliance Solutions, she has worked with businesses of all sizes on employment law compliance and HR risk mitigation. Margie holds PHR certification from HRCI and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resource Management, and is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and brings a bicultural perspective to compliance work that spans diverse workforce environments.

Who Should Attend

• HR leaders and compliance professionals at organizations operating across multiple states
• People operations and HR generalists responsible for tracking and implementing state-level regulatory changes
• Legal and employment counsel supporting multi-state workforce compliance
• Payroll and benefits administrators navigating inconsistent leave and reporting requirements by state
• Any employer who suspects their current approach to compliance monitoring is more reactive than it should be

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