A bill to amend the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Loss Job Notification Act, also commonly referred to as the New Jersey WARN Act (“NJ WARN Act”), which the New Jersey Senate passed on December 16, 2019, if...more
1/6/2020
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On December 19, 2019, New Jersey enacted legislation amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) to add a definition for “Race” – which has always been a protected category under the NJLAD – and for the term...more
Continuing New Jersey’s efforts to eliminate and to hold employers accountable for employee misclassification, the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) recently adopted Regulations implementing a 2010...more
10/21/2019
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In September 2019, the New Jersey Division of Rights (“DCR”) issued enforcement guidance (“Guidance”) clarifying and explaining how the DCR applies the state’s Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) to discrimination based on...more
10/1/2019
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A Trending News interview from Employment Law This Week®, featuring attorney Maxine Neuhauser:
On August 6, 2019, New Jersey’s Acting Governor Sheila Oliver signed a sweeping “wage theft” bill into law, toughening penalties...more
On July 25, 2019, New Jersey became the latest state to join the movement banning salary history inquiries when Acting Governor Sheila Oliver signed NJ A1094 (“Law”). The Law, which becomes effective January 1, 2020 (i.e.,...more
On July 2, 2019, New Jersey joined Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, New York City, and Oklahoma in enacting employment protections for authorized users of medical cannabis. New Jersey’s new medical cannabis law (“Law”), which...more
7/11/2019
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In a decision that could have sweeping effects on New Jersey employers with drug-free workplace and drug-testing policies, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings ruled that the New Jersey Law...more
On September 13, 2018, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJ DOL”) issued proposed regulations to implement the state’s new paid sick and safe leave (“sick leave”) law—P.L. 2018, c. 10 (“Act”). The...more
10/4/2018
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New Jersey is turning up the heat on employers that misclassify employees as independent contractors....more
At-will disclaimers in employee handbooks may provide protection from contract claims, but a recent decision by a National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") serves to remind employers that the...more