How often is the digest updated?

Every Tuesday morning. Sources are polled daily: the Department of Labor, EEOC, NLRB, and the Federal Register.

Which sources and topics are covered?

Federal employment law from the Department of Labor, EEOC, NLRB, and the Federal Register, across minimum wage, leave, non-competes, pay transparency, AI hiring rules, and worker classification.

How much does it cost?

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HR compliance alerts:
federal employment law,
the day it changes.

A free Tuesday digest for HR consultants and fractional CHROs: what the Department of Labor, the EEOC, the NLRB and the Federal Register published this week, with effective dates quoted from the primary source, never paraphrased.

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COMPLIANCE RADAR — EXAMPLE

4 FEDERAL SOURCES

Illustrative format examples, not current updates. Verify rules and deadlines at their sources.

DOLReleases, WHD enforcement, wage and hour

EEOCDiscrimination guidance and enforcement

NLRBBoard decisions and rulemaking

FED REGProposed and final rules, with comment dates

EXAMPLE UPDATES

DOLDOL restores the 2019 overtime rule textMAY 15, 2026

FED REGIndependent-contractor rule published for commentCOMMENTS CLOSE

EEOCTechnical assistance on automated hiring toolsWATCHING

DOLWHD recovers back wages in a tip-pooling enforcement actionWATCHING

NLRBJoint-employer standard back on the rulemaking agendaPROPOSED

FED REGReview a contractor minimum-wage noticeEXAMPLE

DOLDOL restores the 2019 overtime rule textMAY 15, 2026

FED REGIndependent-contractor rule published for commentCOMMENTS CLOSE

Sample digest entries

Illustrative format examples, not current updates. Verify rules and deadlines at their sources.

DOLSAMPLE DATASOURCE EXAMPLE

DOL restores the 2019 overtime rule text

A May 15, 2026 technical amendment removes the vacated 2024 overtime rule text and restores the earlier regulations.

EFFECTIVE MAY 15, 2026

→ Read the published rule before assessing an exemption.

Published rule

EEOCSAMPLE DATADEADLINE

EEO-1 Component 1 collection opens

The EEOC's annual workforce demographic report. Employers with 100 or more employees must file before the window closes.

FILING WINDOW OPEN

→ Pull headcount and EEO job categories for every client above the threshold.

NLRBSAMPLE DATAWATCHING

Joint-employer standard back on the rulemaking agenda

The Board signals a fresh rule on when two entities share employer duties. Nothing is in force yet.

PROPOSED

→ Map which clients use staffing agencies before the comment window.

Primary sources in, verified brief out

STEP 1

Watch the primary sources

The Department of Labor, the EEOC, the NLRB and the Federal Register, polled daily, with no blog-post telephone in between.

STEP 2

Classify every change

AI extracts jurisdiction, severity and the effective date verbatim from the source text. It is never allowed to infer a date.

STEP 3

Sourced, dated, cited

Every item links to its primary source with a last-verified date, so you can confirm it yourself in seconds.

STEP 4

You get the brief

Tuesday morning: what changed, who's affected, what to do, with the primary-source citation on every line.

Why this needs watching, in numbers

UPDATED JULY 2026

More than 275 bills regulating labor and employment were enacted at the state level in the year covered by the 2024 Labor Day Report. (Source: Littler Workplace Policy Institute, 2024 Labor Day Report)

The EEOC received 88,531 new discrimination charges in FY2024 — a more-than-9% increase over FY2023. (Source: EEOC FY2024 Annual Performance Report)

“The growing patchwork of state and local requirements across the U.S. is exacerbating compliance challenges for companies.”
— Shannon Meade, Executive Director, Littler Workplace Policy Institute

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Frequently asked questions

How often is the digest updated?: Every Tuesday morning. Sources are polled daily: the Department of Labor, EEOC, NLRB, and the Federal Register.
Which sources and topics are covered?: Federal employment law from the Department of Labor, EEOC, NLRB, and the Federal Register, across minimum wage, leave, non-competes, pay transparency, AI hiring rules, and worker classification.
How much does it cost?: Watchdog Pro is not currently available. The weekly digest is free.
Is this legal advice?: No — it's informational only. Every item links to its primary source with a last-verified date so you can confirm it yourself; you're responsible for your own compliance decisions.

HR compliance alerts:federal employment law,the day it changes.