Blog Category: Employment & Discrimination
Governor Murphy Expands Family Leave Law
Feb 25, 2019 | Written by: | Share
On February 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that significantly expands the existing NJ Family Leave Act (NJFLA), as well as the NJ Family Leave Insurance Law (NJFLI). The...
New Minimum Wage Passed in New Jersey
Feb 8, 2019 | Written by: | Share
On Feb. 4, 2019, a new minimum wage law was passed that will eventually raise the minimum wage in NJ for most workers to $15. For the first time the NJ minimum wage has been applied to...
NYC May Be Paving the Way for Employee Wellness with Its Proposed Legislation
Jan 18, 2019 | Written by: | Share
Newly proposed legislation by New York City Councilman Rafael Espinal, Jr., dubbed the “Right to Disconnect” bill, will essentially make it unlawful for employers to require their employees to...
Background Checks and Job Offers: Recent Court Ruling That Employers Need to Know
Oct 5, 2018 | Written by: | Share
Employers beware…if you intend to revoke an offer of employment based on information obtained from a background check, you must first provide a copy of the background check report to the job...
NJ Legislature Approves Mandated Sick Leave for All Employees
Apr 26, 2018 | Written by: | Share
On April 12, 2018, the New Jersey legislature passed a law mandating all employers to pay employees for sick leave, regardless of the size of the employer or the employee’s status as full-time,...
What Does the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act Mean for Employers?
Apr 24, 2018 | Written by: | Share
Governor Phil Murphy recently signed into law the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (the Act).[i] This law, among other things, expands New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Law from outlawing discrimination...
What Employers Should Know About Workplace Bullying
Apr 5, 2018 | Written by: | Share
While New Jersey has extremely extensive laws protecting employees in the workplace, it has yet to pass legislation that would protect employees against workplace bullying. Bullying is generally...
Proposed Changes in NJ Medical Marijuana Law Bring New Challenges for Employers
Apr 4, 2018 | Written by: | Share
In a recent press conference, Gov. Phil Murphy addressed the medical marijuana program expansion and listed several changes that will make medical marijuana available to more patients. He...
Nursing Mothers Protected by Expansion of NJ Law Against Discrimination
Jan 25, 2018 | Written by: | Share
As employers may already know, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) was amended and expanded in 2014 to provide protections to women affected by pregnancy, child birth or related...
Employers: How Recent Sexual Harassment Scandals May Affect Your Workplace
Jan 16, 2018 | Written by: | Share
In response to the highly-publicized sexual misconduct and harassment scandals in the workplace that have dominated the headlines in recent months, legislators have acted to address what has surfaced...