What's New: July 2026

Minor Labor Compliance Updates

The updated Minor Labor Compliance system now supports state-level rules and multiple school calendars to keep your restaurant compliant. These updates help you avoid labor penalties by applying local curfew and hour restrictions directly to your schedule.

• Set up multiple school calendars to accurately track varying schedules across different school boards and automatically assign new minor employees to a default calendar.
• View instant compliance warnings and specific jurisdictional rules directly on the schedule.
• The Minor Labor Compliance feature is currently available only to customers in the US and access may require an upgrade from your current 7shifts plan.

Custom Role Colors are back! 

When creating or editing a role under Settings, choosing the custom color option opens a fully functional color picker supporting RGB values and an eyedropper tool. If you select a color that is too dark or too light, the system automatically adjusts the brightness so text remains clear in both Light Mode and Dark Mode.

• You can pick from 20 pre-set options or select a custom color by using the eyedropper and RGB inputs.
• Your schedule and report PDF exports will accurately display these custom role colors without any missing selections.
• Your existing role color selections remain completely unchanged unless you explicitly decide to edit them.

• Navigate to Settings > Locations, Departments, & Roles > Roles > Click on the pencil icon to make edits to a Role.

  

Payroll Reporting Updates

Employee Export

The Employee Export report now includes critical payroll data to help Admin users seamlessly manage team details for 7shifts Payroll. You can now view essential information like Payroll Classification, Legal Name, Home address, Emergency Contact, Business Entity, and Payroll Employee ID directly from your export. 

👉 Check out our Knowledge Base for more details: Export Employees

Employee Withholdings & Exemptions

The new Employee Withholdings & Exemptions report allows Admin users to verify that federal and state tax withholdings are being calculated correctly for their team. This report helps you and your accountants quickly audit active W-4 elections and tax exemption statuses directly within the web app.

• The report automatically displays live data reflecting current W-4 elections on file with our payroll partner, Check Technologies.
• Column headers change dynamically based on the active tax jurisdictions for your specific business entity.
• The report lists all active W-2 employees, including salaried managers, but excludes 1099 contractors.
• You can download this CSV report by navigating to either Reports > Payroll reports or Payroll > Reports tab.