Five Employment Reforms Landing in 2026 — and a 90-Day Plan for Firms Without an HR Team
April 2026 brings the densest cluster of employment reforms in a generation, and most of the operational risk sits with firms that have no HR department to absorb it. This is a working checklist: the five changes most likely to catch an owner-managed business off guard, a realistic 90-day plan, and a case study from a 40-person manufacturer that got its preparation in with weeks to spare.