On January 1, 2020, New Jersey joined a diverse group of 20 states, including Alabama, California, Illinois, Louisiana and New York, putting into effect legislation that bars employers from screening job applicants based on salary history. The law applies to all employers, regardless of size. What the New Employment Law States Employers may no longer […]
Earned Sick Leave Is Mandatory In New Jersey
The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Act (the “Act”) took effect in October 2018. Here’s what employers need to know: The Act applies to all employers, regardless of size. All employees, including part-time employees and exempt employees, are eligible for earned sick leave under the Act. Earned sick leave may be used […]
Score One for #MeToo?
On January 31, 2019, the New Jersey Assembly approved Senate Bill 121. The vote was 64 in favor, four against. There were four abstentions. S 121 was approved in June 2018 by the New Jersey Senate, by a vote of 34 to one. The bill now goes to Governor Phil Murphy, who is expected to […]
#MeToo: States Move to Limit Use of Non-Disclosure Agreements
Currently, six states, New York, Arizona, Maryland, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington, have passed bills that severely limit or prohibit the use of non-disclosure agreements in settlements of sexual harassment claims. Similar bills are pending in California, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. By far the most sweeping of the bills under consideration is S 121. That bill […]
New Jersey’s Paid Sick Leave Act: It’s Complicated, and It Covers More Than Sick Leave
The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act (“NJPSLA”) takes effect on October 29, 2018. Regulations for implementing the requirements of the new law were issued on September 17, 2018. Interested parties have until December 14, 2018 to file comments on the proposed regulations. Applicability All employers must comply with the new law; there is no […]
In California, Misclassifying Employees Just Got Harder.
Late last month, the California Supreme Court handed down a decision involving a package delivery service that had classified its drivers as independent contractors. The decision was unanimous. The court set out clear guidelines for establishing when wage orders setting minimum wages will apply to workers, stating that, in order to classify a worker as […]
A #MeToo Moment for New Jersey Employers?
Late last year, Senator Loretta Weinberg, (D) Bergen County, introduced a bill that would (a) bar any provision in a settlement agreement that purports to waive a substantive or procedural right or remedy; and (b) prohibit the use of non-disclosure agreements in settlements of sexual harassment claims. That bill died in committee but was re-introduced […]
New Rules on Tipping? Not Yet.
On December 5, 2017, the US Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in which it sought comments from interested parties on a proposal to eliminate a 2011 regulation dealing with tip pooling. Current regulations promulgated under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, treat tips as the property of tipped employees, and […]
Why Now?
The last few weeks have seen a torrent of revelations about the behavior of well-known and powerful men. This behavior ranges from inappropriate to felonious. Regardless of where it falls on the spectrum of awfulness, bad behavior is damaging to businesses and to the people who own and work in them. Powerful men have abused […]
Beyond the Wall What Employers Need to Know About Immigration Enforcement
President Donald Trump’s January 27 executive order imposed a 90-day suspension on the entry into the United States of foreign nationals of Iran, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iran and Yemen; a 120-day suspension on the entry into the United States of any refugee from any country; and an indefinite ban on the entry into the […]
