Employers, make no mistake, the federal government and state governments are targeting employee non-competition agreements, also called non-competes. Broadly, legislatures and government agencies are concerned employers are...more
1/13/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws
As New Jersey enters a new era of legalized cannabis, employers face a whole new crop of questions about responding to employee cannabis use. The newly passed New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and...more
They say the only thing in life that is constant is change, and we certainly saw that in 2019. This was a big year for change in employment law as legislators, courts, and regulators, shaped the workplace to reflect societal...more
12/9/2019
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Seating ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Wal-Mart
On August 6, 2019, New Jersey amended its Wage and Hour Law and adopted the new Wage Theft Act (WTA), creating one of the toughest wage and hour enforcement laws in the country. This law puts a high burden on employers and...more
8/19/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Criminal Liability ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Liquidated Damages ,
New Legislation ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Wages
As of July 2, 2019, New Jersey has extended workplace protections to employees and healthcare practitioners engaging in activities authorized by New Jersey’s “Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act” (the “Act”),...more
7/9/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Amended Legislation ,
Cannabis Act ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Risk Management ,
State Labor Laws
The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 eliminated a federal tax deduction for employers which had allowed them to deduct the cost of providing qualified transportation benefits to employees (thereby removing the tax...more
Earlier this week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill providing for an expansion of the New Jersey Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”) in important ways. Prior to this bill, the NJFLA required employers with 50 or...more
2/28/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family Members ,
Medical Leave ,
Paid Family Leave Insurance Program ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Required Documentation ,
Sick Leave ,
Small Employers ,
State Labor Laws ,
Training Requirements
Last week, Adam E. Gersh, Esquire, and Jeremy S. Cole, Esquire, co-presented a seminar addressing hot topics in in New Jersey employment law, highlighted by a discussion of New Jersey’s recently-passed Paid Sick Leave Law....more
10/30/2018
/ Conflicts of Laws ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Mental Health ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
State Labor Laws