Blog Category: Employment & Discrimination
Employers Can Be Liable for Not Protecting Employees’ Personally Identifiable Information
Feb 10, 2023 | Written by: | Share
Employers are entrusted with a substantial amount of personally identifiable information (PII) on their employees, such as birthdates, Social Security numbers, banking information, tax information,...
Is it True? Will Noncompete Agreements Soon Be a Thing of the Past?
Jan 30, 2023 | Written by: | Share
Just days after the champagne was gone and the noisemakers put away, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the proposal of a new rule that would prohibit employers from imposing noncompete...
“Speak Out Act” Helps Protect Rights of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Victims to Disclose Abuse
Jan 20, 2023 | Written by: | Share
On December 7, 2022, President Biden signed the Speak Out Act into law. This new law bars judicial enforcement of nondisclosure and non-disparagement clauses related to allegations of sexual...
Mental Health Protected Job Leave
Oct 3, 2022 | Written by: | Share
Most employees are aware if they are entitled to some sort of paid or unpaid protected leave from work if they fall ill or need to care for an ill family member. But many of those same employees...
NJ Employers – Don’t Forget to Display the New Discrimination and Family Leave Posters
Sep 29, 2022 | Written by: | Share
NJ employers are no doubt well-acquainted with the requirement to inform their workforce about various employment laws through the prominent display of required posters in a break room or other area...
Have You Been Warned About the Pending Amendments to the NJ WARN Act?
Sep 14, 2022 | Written by: | Share
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 3170 in 2020, which greatly expanded employers’ advance layoff notice and severance pay obligations under the Millville Dallas Airmotive...
Recent Appeal Illustrates That Under the NJLAD, an Attack on One Teammate is an Attack on All Teammates
Aug 29, 2022 | Written by: | Share
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) prohibits discrimination and harassment in employment, housing, and many other areas of life, including education. Discrimination claims in...
Keyboard Warriors Beware: Offensive Social Media Posts Could Get You Fired
Aug 15, 2022 | Written by: | Share
A recent decision from New Jersey’s Appellate Division provides fair warning to employees: offensive social media posts could be grounds for termination. The court in Heather J. McVey v....
New Legislation Relaxes Some of NJ’s Child Labor Laws Just in Time for Summer
Jul 6, 2022 | Written by: | Share
On July 1, 2022, Governor Murphy signed new child labor legislation (Bill A-4222) just in time for this summer. The new law creates permanent new working hours for New Jersey minors, greatly...
NJ Court Ruling Signals End to FAA Preemption of NJ’s Arbitration Ban for Sex Discrimination Claims
Jun 24, 2022 | Written by: | Share
Agreements requiring employees to arbitrate disputes arising out of their employment relationship are not uncommon. The motivating force behind them is the notion that arbitration provides an...