MI Minimum Wage Increased on Jan. 1
The min. wage increased to $13.73 on January 1, 2026
Ohio Year-end Legislative Recap
Learn more about what’s happening at the Ohio Statehouse
Small Business Win: NFIB Led the Charge to Protect the Integrity of the Workers’ Compensation System
NFIB helped remove language that would have upended over 100 years of precedent
NFIB Key Votes Legislation to Provide WOTUS Clarity for Small Businesses
PERMIT Act would end excessive government regulation and allow small businesses to grow
NFIB Illinois Calls on Gov. Pritzker to Veto Problematic Energy Bill
Legislation discriminates against small, non-union contractors and is projected to raise consumer costs in Illinois
NFIB Illinois Participates in Stakeholder Meeting on the Use of AI in Employment Actions
The Illinois Department of Human Rights is considering rules to implement a new notification mandate on employers
AUDIO: NFIB Discusses the Looming BOI Threat on New York’s Small Businesses
New York lawmakers have doubled down with a state-level requirement to force small businesses to register personally identifiable information with the NY Department of State.
New NFIB Video: Iowa Small Business Owner Discusses BOI Reporting Requirement
Sondra Rierson of Iowa explains the impact of invasive BOI mandate
Governor Evers Hurts Wisconsin Small Businesses with Veto Pen
Veto of key legislation supported by NFIB will hurt Wisconsin small businesses
New product bans go into effect in Illinois on January 1
Bans limit the sale of fluorescent lights in Illinois and prevent small hotels from providing single-use plastic toiletry bottles, except upon request