On June 3, 2024, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights proposed new regulations addressing Disparate Impact Discrimination, N.J.A.C. 13:16 (the Proposed Rules) under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD)....more
Last year, New Jersey continued its expansion of workplace legislation with potentially far-reaching consequences for the state’s employers.
By way of highlight and summary, New Jersey’s 2023 employment-related measures...more
Many employers commonly ignore requests from the New Jersey Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance (“Division”) to provide the reason they terminated an employee’s employment. With the recent amendments...more
The wait is over. On January 10, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed bills S3162/A4768 into law thereby making April 10, 2023 the effective date for the sweeping amendments to the state’s WARN Act (“NJ WARN Act”),...more
The past year saw many state legislatures and regulatory agencies resume their focus on non-COVID-19-related issues, and New Jersey was no different....more
1/5/2023
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
New Jersey ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Effective November 16, 2022, non-governmental health care entities must offer eligible employees continued employment for at least four months following a change in control without any reduction in their wages and benefits –...more
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
On October 5, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed A681 (“Law”) into law, strengthening the state’s protections against age discrimination by amending the Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to...more
On February 22, 2021, Governor Murphy signed three separate cannabis reform bills into law that formally legalize the use and possession of recreational marijuana in the Garden state: (1) the “New Jersey Cannabis Regularly,...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
Over the past several months, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has issued a series of executive orders with industry-specific mandates and guidelines governing business reopenings during the COVID-19 pandemic and...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
As employers begin to develop and implement plans for reopening and staff return to the workplace, they should be mindful of industry-specific requirements and guidance, which may apply where they operate. ...more
On June 13, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 154 (“EO 154”), permitting the reopening of “personal care service facilities,” at 6:00 a.m. on June 22, 2020, provided the facilities comply with...more
Earlier this year, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a legislative package of six laws addressing worker misclassification, i.e., the improper classification of employees as independent contractors. One of the new laws,...more
On April 7, 2020, the California Court of Appeals (the “Court”) upheld summary judgment for two professional employer organizations (referred to in the decision as a “staffing agencies”) accused of harassment and...more
On the heels of adding Return to Work guidance to its technical assistance for employers, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Law” ...more
On April 17, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) once again updated its technical assistance for employers, titled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO...more
On April 14, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a new amendment (“New Amendment”) to the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act...more
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 March 17, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted an article on its website, “What You Should Know About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19.” ...more
On March 10, 2020 the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”), employees who legally use cannabis as permitted by the state’s Compassionate Use of Cannabis of Medical...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
On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Murphy enacted major revisions to the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, commonly referred to as the New Jersey WARN Act (“NJ WARN Act”), that make...more
1/28/2020
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Amended Legislation ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Covered Employer ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
Notice Requirements ,
Severance Pay ,
Termination ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
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
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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