What's New for 2026?

Compliance Updates Every Maine Employer Should Know

Get ahead of the curve for 2026. Join our team as we break down the latest changes and updates—so your business can stay compliant and confident in the new year.

 

When: Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 | 2pm

 

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What's New for 2026?

Compliance Updates Every Maine Employer Should Know

Payroll         Human Resources       Compliance

New year, new laws. 2026 brings several key updates that will impact how Maine employers manage payroll, benefits, and compliance. From overtime and tip rule changes under the “Big Beautiful Bill” to new Maine Paid Leave and PFML regulations, staying ahead is critical to protecting your business. Join us as we break down what’s changing, what it means for your organization, and how to prepare before these rules take effect.

 

Key Topics

  • 2026 minimum wage and employee classification updates
  • IRS contribution limit changes for 2026
  • Overtime and tip changes under the “Big Beautiful Bill”
  • Maine Paid Leave and PFML updates
  • MERIT reporting changes
  • Secure 2.0 updates: Roth catch-up rules and contribution limits
  • And more!


 

What You'll Learn

  • Understand how new overtime and tip reporting rules will impact payroll processing.
  • Learn how to stay compliant with Maine’s updated Paid Leave and PFML requirements.
  • Discover the financial and retirement plan updates that affect your workforce in 2026.
  • Gain actionable steps to prepare your systems and policies before year-end.

 

When & Where

 Tuesday, January 20, 2026

  2:00 PM ET

  Virtual

 

Webinar Speakers

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Chris Cluff, Paper Trails

Chris Cluff is the president of Paper Trails. With over 15 years of experience supporting small and medium-sized employers across New England, Chris is known for making complex labor and tax laws easy to understand—and for his practical, no-nonsense approach to compliance.

Danielle Nemeth, Paper Trails

Danielle Nemeth is a seasoned Human Resources professional with more than 25 years of experience supporting organizations across the U.S. and Canada. She partners with businesses to strengthen workplace culture, coach leaders, and ensure compliance through practical, people-first HR solutions.

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About Paper Trails

Paper Trails Story

Paper Trails was founded in 2004 to relieve small businesses’ financial preparation headaches and to allow you to work smarter no matter your size. While human resource management and payroll can be stressful, we are here to help run your business and to give you the time to do what you want to do – work your business!

We are a local small business without an 800 number that consists of a team of fun and local experts purveying convenient, high tech, compliant services. We live, work and party right here in the southern Maine community, so when a question or need arises, we are right around the corner!

From running payroll, to human resource and compliance services, Paper Trails allows you to handle the work, while we handle the paperwork.

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Our Mission

Paper Trails offers intuitive, trusted, bespoke and forward-thinking payroll, human resources and compliance services to the backbone of Maine and beyond, which are our small and mid-sized businesses.

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Our Mission

Paper Trails offers intuitive, trusted, bespoke and forward-thinking payroll, human resources and compliance services to the backbone of Maine and beyond, which are our small and mid-sized businesses.

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Our Mission

Paper Trails offers intuitive, trusted, bespoke and forward-thinking payroll, human resources and compliance services to the backbone of Maine and beyond, which are our small and mid-sized businesses.

What Clients are Saying

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We love Paper Trails! Such speedy and personalized service, and everyone who works there is incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. We switched to a large national payroll company for one year, and it was the worst decision. As soon as that year was up, we RAN back to PaperTrails. Look no further!!

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Colby Marvin Bracy

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We love Paper Trails! Such speedy and personalized service, and everyone who works there is incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. We switched to a large national payroll company for one year, and it was the worst decision. As soon as that year was up, we RAN back to PaperTrails. Look no further!!

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Colby Marvin Bracy

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We love Paper Trails! Such speedy and personalized service, and everyone who works there is incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. We switched to a large national payroll company for one year, and it was the worst decision. As soon as that year was up, we RAN back to PaperTrails. Look no further!!

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Colby Marvin Bracy