New federal and state laws were enacted on March 18 that will require New York employers to provide paid sick leave to employees affected by COVID-19. Outlined below are key paid sick leave provisions affecting employers of...more
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The New Jersey Division of Civil Rights has issued a report on sexual harassment, but what does it mean for workplaces in the state?
The report comes as a result of three public hearings held in 2019 by the Division of...more
In December, 2019, New Jersey enacted the Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act, or the CROWN Act. The CROWN act amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to state that “race,” as defined by...more
With a lack of legislative action in Congress on employment discrimination issues, state and local governments continue to expand employee protections.
A newly enacted (and immediately effective) law in the State of New...more
Recently, several jurisdictions have stated that discriminating against an employee on the basis of the employee’s hairstyle, where the hairstyle is closely associated with race, constitutes race discrimination. The New...more
At this blog, we’ve written extensively about the proliferation of legislation at the state and local level to prohibit employers from inquiring about the salary or wage history of job applicants. As with state and local laws...more
Earlier this year, New Jersey enacted a law to protect breastfeeding employees and require employers to provide certain accommodations to breastfeeding employees.
Notably, this law required reasonable accommodations as a...more
Here at our Employment Discrimination blog, we’ve written about the intensifying focus on workplace sexual harassment, in light of the #MeToo movement, at the federal agency level. Laws addressing workplace sexual...more
Effective January 1, 2019, New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase 25 cents to $8.85 per hour, the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced on October 12.
New Jersey voters approved a constitutional...more
In one of his final acts in office, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed legislation to prohibit discrimination against breastfeeding employees. The bill, which was introduced by Democratic legislators and passed both...more