Although COVID-19 may have caused last year to feel like a long extension of 2020, 2021 saw several significant changes to New Jersey’s employment law landscape that have nothing to do with face coverings or vaccinations. By...more
The year 2020 brought significant changes nationwide to how and where employees work and expanded the legal landscape. The expectations of employer compliance with employment law, however, remained unchanged. In New Jersey,...more
Prompted by the many new telework or remote work arrangements that have arisen in response to COVID-19, on August 24, 2020, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin...more
The beginning of the school year has added to a mire of uncertainty of how to manage work and family in our current COVID-19 world. Some schools have reopened to full-time in-person classes, while others have adopted...more
9/1/2020
/ Child Care ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Paid Leave ,
Remote Working ,
School Closures ,
School Districts ,
Students ,
Wage and Hour
On March 20, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (“Law”) prohibiting employers from taking any adverse employment action against employees who take, or request, time off due to an infectious disease that...more
On January 6, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJ DOL” or “Department”) issued regulations implementing the state’s Earned Sick Leave Law (“ESLL” or “Law”). Briefly, the ESLL, which we...more
The year 2019 saw significant changes to New Jersey’s employment law landscape, including amendments to the Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”), the Family Leave Insurance law (“NJFLIL”), the Security and Financial Empowerment...more
1/9/2020
/ CEPA ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Posting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On August 6, 2019, Acting Governor Sheila Oliver signed S1790 into law (“Law”), toughening the penalties for failure to pay wages, benefits, and overtime (collectively “wages”) owed to workers and extending the statute of...more
8/19/2019
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Failure To Pay ,
FRCP 23 ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour