PER Human Resources – Apr 2026

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A 2024 study by the American Psychiatric Association estimated that the U.S. economy is impacted by employees suffering from depression to a cost of $210 billion annually due to loss in productivity and absenteeism. OSHA reports that 83% of workers suffer from work-related stress that causes 120,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.

 

Read on for simple ways you can bring awareness to the importance of mental health and destigmatize mental illness this May.


per myth or fact dec 2025

Review each myth and read on for the facts!

 

Myth #1:
The stigma surrounding mental health issues has been reduced significantly. Therefore, barriers preventing people from accessing mental health services no longer exist.

 

Myth #2:
Employers do not have an obligation to help employees maintain a healthy work/life balance when employees are struggling with mental health.

PER hr new laws and regulations

FEDERAL UPDATES
Form I-9 Updates: ICE Sets Aside Many of the Prior Positions for Determination of Substantive and Procedural Errors

 

Home Health Company’s Overtime Settlement: A Cautionary Tale for Healthcare Employers With ‘Program Managers’

 

IRS Issues Final Regulations for ‘No Tax on Tips’ Occupations

 

The Mark of the Bot: When Employees Raise Religious Objections to Workplace AI Usage

 

STATE UPDATES
California

California’s Automated Decisionmaking Technology Regulations: Seven Steps for Employers

 

Hotel Employers in California Make Sure Your Minimum Wage is Summer Ready

 

Maine
Maine Greatly Expands Department of Labor’s Enforcement Powers Against Employers

 

New Jersey
No Papers so no Wages? No Way, Says the New Jersey Supreme Court

 

Oregon
Oregon Court Clarifies That Asking for a Raise Is Protected by Wage Transparency Law


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