On January 12, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act (S-723/A-822) (the “Act”) into law. The new law not only supports domestic workers’ rights and expands their legal...more
On November 3, 2022, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law amendments to the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law, which go into effect on July 31, 2023. The amendments materially alter various aspects of the...more
On March 28, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed A-4134, the New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act, also called the NJ Auto-IRA Act (the “Act”), “for the purpose of promoting greater retirement savings for...more
The new year has brought with it new legislation in New Jersey that warrants close scrutiny by hotel owners and operators alike. Introduced as Bill A-6246, which was signed by Governor Phil Murphy on January 18, 2022, upon a...more
On October 5, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed A-681 thereby amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) to provide new protections against age discrimination for applicants and employees over the age of 70...more
On July 8, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three (3) bills into law aimed at further penalizing employers for misclassifying employees as independent contractors. New Jersey employers that engage in employee...more
On February 22, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“NJCREAMMA”), which legalizes the recreational use of cannabis for adults age 21...more
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Workplace Safety
On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order Number 192, which mandates that every employer that “requires or permits its workforce, whether in part or as a whole, to be physically present at a...more
On March 18, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 121 into law. The new law prohibits the use of arbitration clauses and jury waivers that relate to claims of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment in...more