On November 5, 2020, under a new Executive Order, New Jersey employers will be required to implement a new set of employee health screening protocols for all employees. Employers who have already returned to work, but are...more
While employers’ and the world’s attention has rightly been placed on the pandemic and legislation to address workplace issues, there has been activity outside of the COVID-19 space that may have been overlooked. As the...more
On April 14, 2020, New Jersey amended its Family Leave, Family Leave Insurance, and Temporary Disability Leave Acts to provide employees with job-protected leave and additional financial benefits for COVID-19 related events....more
Both Governor Cuomo of New York and Governor Murphy of New Jersey issued Executive Orders mandating closures of certain businesses except for those designated as essential and restricting State residents' travel and...more
On August 6, 2019, New Jersey amended its Wage and Hour Laws to strengthen its Wage Theft Law substantially expanding civil and criminal penalties for the nonpayment of wages and acts of retaliation. Of concern to employers...more
New York is joining the growing number of states that have beefed up their equal pay laws. On July 10, 2019, before the New York ticker tape parade celebrating the US Women’s Soccer team’s World Cup Win, Governor Cuomo signed...more
The enforcement of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements is often fraught with uncertainty. The outcome is highly fact specific and often difficult to predict. ...more
New Jersey employers may have to accommodate employees who are treating with medical marijuana. In Wild v. Carriage Funeral Home, a panel of New Jersey’s Appellate Judges held that simply because New Jersey’s Compassionate...more
New Jersey Governor Murphy signed into law an expansive paid sick leave program. Proudly signing the law, Governor Murphy said “there is no reason anyone should have to choose between economic security and their health.”...more
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed perhaps the strongest Equal Pay Act in the nation on April 24, 2018. The Governor described the law as setting a “national standard” and a “strong message to employers.” Unlike its...more
The pending New Jersey Equal Pay Act may be the strongest act among all the states and exceeds the protection of the federal Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay Act. New Jersey’s Senate voted unanimously to approve the Diane B. Allen...more
In January, the Department of Labor announced that it would use a new method to determine whether interns or students working for non-profit organizations should be paid under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The DOL’s new...more
In Boadi v. Center for Human Development, Inc., a jury found an employer liable for interfering with an employee's exercise of her Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) rights, awarding four years of back pay and benefits. The...more
In a decision likely to have significant implications for hospitals and other educational programs that receive federal financial assistance, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a Philadelphia hospital can...more
On January 26, 2017, a federal jury sitting in Camden, New Jersey awarded 66 year old Robert Braden a whopping $51.1 million in damages against his former employer Lockheed Martin Corporation. Mr. Braden was not a high-level...more