There have been many significant legislative developments over the past year which have and will affect private employers in New York and New Jersey. Federal, state, and local legislatures have
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New Jersey
New Anti-Sexual Harassment Compliance Mandates for New York State and New York City in Full Swing
By Jack Gearan & Jerrold Goldberg on
Posted in Sexual Harrassment
For New York employers who may not have closely monitored legal developments in the human resources and sexual harassment sphere over the summer, now is a good time to become…
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Budding Use of Legal Marijuana Creates Sticky Situation for NJ Employers
By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on
Kristine J. Feher and Danielle E. Gonnella co-authored an article in the New Jersey Law Journal titled “Budding Use of Legal Marijuana Creates Sticky Situation for NJ Employers.” The article…
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New Jersey Adopts State-Wide Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
By Michael J. Slocum on
Posted in Wage & Hour
Earlier this month, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a much-anticipated state-wide paid sick leave law. The law, which will go into effect Oct. 29, 2018, requires all New Jersey…
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New Jersey Legislation Raises the Stakes in Unequal Pay Claims
By Michael J. Slocum on
Posted in Discrimination, Wage & Hour
Last week, the New Jersey Legislature passed a high profile bill proposing sweeping amendments to New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD). The most noteworthy amendments are designed to broaden LAD’s…
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GT’s Labor & Employment Law Update 2017
By David Tango, Mark D. Lurie & Michael J. Slocum on
Posted in Department of Labor, Discrimination, EEOC, Federal Law, FMLA, Labor, Legislation, NLRB, State Law
The past year saw many significant developments in the area of labor and employment law at all levels of government. Simply by way of example, new legislation imposed additional obligations…
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Whistle(blow) While You Work: Supreme Court Rules That “Watchdog” Employees Are Protected Under CEPA
Posted in State Law, Whistleblower
On July 15, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court settled the debate over whether employees who are responsible for monitoring and reporting employer compliance may seek whistleblower protection under New…
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New Jersey Gender Equity Notice Requirements
By Michael J. Slocum & Kristine Feher on
Posted in State Law
Employers operating in New Jersey must now “conspicuously post” the attached gender equity poster in a place accessible to their New Jersey employees. Employers can satisfy this requirement by posting…
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New Jersey Enacts New Pay Equality Poster and Notice Law
By Wendy Lario on
Posted in Discrimination
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently signed into law Assembly Bill No. 2647. This bill requires New Jersey employers with 50 or more employees (total number employed – not just in New Jersey) to post a notice informing employees of their “right to be free from gender inequity or bias in pay, compensation, benefits or other terms or conditions of employment” under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) and other state antidiscrimination statutes. …
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Newark, New Jersey Deals a Blow to Criminal Background Checks
By Wendy Lario on
Posted in Legislation
On November 18, 2012, companies doing business in Newark, N.J., that employ five or more workers will be prohibited from conducting criminal background checks before or during the job application process.
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