Employers are challenged to manage demographic and technological changes. Technology is transforming the workplace at an accelerating rate. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 3, 2018, the New Jersey Senate Labor Committee unanimously advanced a bill that would require covered hotels to provide “panic devices” to certain employees. New Jersey joins the increasing...more
12/17/2018
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pending Legislation ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: Over the past few years, restrictions regarding the use of credit checks by employers on applicants and employees have been passed at various state and municipal levels, and the federal government has...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 3, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order establishing the Task Force on Employee Misclassification, which is effective immediately. ...more
5/4/2018
/ Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey recently held that the proper time for a plaintiff to elect whether to proceed with a statutory whistleblower claim under CEPA, or a common law Pierce...more
2/12/2018
/ CEPA ,
Common Law Claims ,
Discovery ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Retaliation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wrongful Termination
Seyfarth Synopsis: It is once again that time of year when we remind our clients with operations in New Jersey of their obligation to distribute certain required notices to their employees as well as an increase in the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 5, 2017, the Final Rules and Regulations for the New York City Fair Chance Act (the “FCA”) go into effect. The FCA, which is enforced by the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In recent years, numerous cities and counties have enacted ordinances restricting the ability of public and private employers to inquire into the criminal histories of applicants during various stages of...more
7/24/2017
/ Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 4, 2017, New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, held that the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”) prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of criminal conviction history....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New Jersey’s Appellate Division determined that an award of unemployment compensation benefits will not offset an award of back pay in cases brought under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. ...more
3/10/2017
/ Appeals ,
Back Pay ,
CEPA ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRA ,
Retaliation ,
SAFE Act ,
Unemployment Benefits
Seyfarth Synopsis: The City of Los Angeles recently issued its Rules and Regulations Implementing the Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring (Ban the Box) Ordinance, providing critical guidance to employers on compliance with the...more
2/22/2017
/ Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exceptions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Posting Requirements ,
Record Retention
Seyfarth Synopsis: The City of Los Angeles recently issued its anticipated Rules and Regulations Implementing the Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring (Ban the Box) Ordinance, providing critical guidance to employers on...more
2/3/2017
/ Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interviews ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Posting Requirements ,
Record Retention
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (the “Ordinance”) imposes a host of new unlawful hiring practices upon private employers regarding inquiries into criminal convictions. Chief among them, an...more
1/31/2017
/ Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Fines ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Penalties ,
Posting Requirements ,
Record Retention ,
Unlawful Hiring Practices
Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective July 1, 2017, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (the “Ordinance”) imposes a host of new unlawful hiring practices upon private employers regarding inquiries into criminal...more
12/12/2016
/ Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Fines ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Penalties ,
Posting Requirements ,
Record Retention
Seyfarth Synopsis: In two recent cases, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously expanded state law to protect individuals going through a divorce from discrimination, and remanded another case to the trial court with...more