We previously reported that the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) issued proposed regulations to implement New Jersey’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights (the “Act”), including its pay equity...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
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
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
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 14, 2020, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation (S2374) (the “Law”), amending the New Jersey Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”) leave. ...more
In response to the spreading 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, which has now been declared a national emergency by President Trump, the Department of Labor has released guidance to employers, summarized more fully...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
/ 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
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 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
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 February 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A 3975 (“the Act”), which significantly expands the state’s various family leave and benefits laws and makes them more consistent with one another. Among...more
Joining California and New York, New Jersey has become the third state with a phased-in $15 minimum wage requirement for most employees. On February 4, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A15 (“Law”), which raises the...more
On January 17, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and legislative leaders announced an agreement to raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. Under the agreement, and presuming enactment, effective July 1,...more
With the arrival of a new year, New Jersey employers may be well advised to take a moment to ensure that their workplace posters and employee notices are up to date and compliant, as the list of required notifications has...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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Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Independent Contractors ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
New Jersey is turning up the heat on employers that misclassify employees as independent contractors....more
New Jersey has joined Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington in enacting statewide paid sick leave legislation....more
On April 24, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (“Equal Pay Act” or “Law”), which is designed to guarantee pay equity and eliminate discrimination in pay for all employees...more