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 […]
Websites, Mobile Apps and the ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) applies to all businesses, governments and governmental agencies, regardless of size. The ADA requires businesses and governmental agencies to make their places of business and information about their goods and services “accessible” to persons with disabilities, whether those disabilities are visual, auditory, physical, neurological or cognitive in nature and […]
Online Reviews: A Blessing and a Curse
Word of Mouth Advertising Online reviews and blog posts are the 21st century equivalent of word-of-mouth advertising, with one enormous difference. What goes online, (mostly) stays online, more or less forever. On the plus side, online reviews on Google, Yelp, Facebook, Manta, Foursquare and Angie’s list, not to mention the innumerable blogs that critique everything […]
