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New York Issues Executive Order Requiring Employers to Provide Essential Workers with Face Masks

Seyfarth Synopsis:  On April 13, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order (“EO”) 202.16, requiring employers to provide essential workers with face coverings to wear when in direct contact with customers or the public. ...more

Paid Leave and Coronavirus—Part IX: Amendments to New Jersey Leave Laws for COVID-19 Reasons Signed into Law

Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 25, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey signed into law expansive leave protections, mainly triggered by the declaration of a state of emergency, under the Earned Sick Time, Family Leave, Family...more

New Jersey Takes Measures to Ensure Social Distancing and Slow the Spread of COVID-19

Seyfarth Synopsis:  As concerns about community spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) mount, New Jersey has taken measures to ensure social distancing and help “flatten the curve” and slow the spread of...more

New Jersey: “Stay at Home” Order, Anti-Discrimination Law Amendment and “No Hoarding” Legislation in Response to COVID-19

Seyfarth Synopsis:  As described in our prior alerts here and here, Governor Murphy and the State Director of Emergency Management have executed increasingly restrictive legislation, executive orders and administrative orders...more

Updated: New Jersey Takes Measures to Ensure Social Distancing and Slow the Spread of COVID-19

UPDATE: On March 19, 2020, Governor Murphy and the State Director of Emergency Management announced an Administrative Order mandating the closure of all personal care businesses which cannot comply with social distancing...more

Will New Jersey Become the Second State to Pass a Fair Workweek Law?

Seyfarth Synopsis: On the heels of becoming the first state to mandate severance for workers laid off as part of a mass layoff, New Jersey just may become the second state to pass a statewide predictable scheduling law if a...more

New York State Department of Labor Issues Guidance on the Recent Salary History Ban

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Department of Labor has issued guidance concerning the recently enacted Salary History Ban. The guidance covers, among other topics, whether employers can consider the salaries of...more

New Jersey Strengthens Enforcement Tools to Crack Down on Independent Contractor Misclassification

Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Murphy signed 153 bills into law on January 20, 2020, including six (6) that increase enforcement mechanisms for state agencies to impose certain penalties against employers who misclassify workers...more

New Jersey Formally Amends The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination To Include Hairstyle Discrimination As A Form Of Illegal Race...

Seyfarth Synopsis: New Jersey Has Joined California and New York as the Third State to Formally Amend Its Anti-Discrimination Laws to Include Hairstyle Discrimination as a Form of Race-Based Discrimination. This Law is...more

New York Extends Liability for Wage & Hour Violations to Top Ten Members of Out-of-State LLC’s

Seyfarth Synopsis: A newly enacted New York State law will hold the top ten members of out-of-state LLCs personally liable for unpaid wages.  This new law is one of several key wage and hour proposals originally advanced by...more

New Jersey Minimum Wage Set to Increase - and Don’t Forget About CEPA and Gender Equity Notices

Seyfarth Synopsis: The minimum wage will increase for New Jersey employers effective January 1, 2020. It is also that time of year when we remind our clients with operations in New Jersey of their obligation to distribute...more

Second Circuit: No Court Review Needed for FLSA Settlements by Offer of Judgment

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Second Circuit held that FLSA settlements pursuant to Rule 68 Offers of Judgment do not require judicial approval.  The Court distinguished such settlements from Rule 41 stipulated dismissals, which...more

Philadelphia Fair Workweek Law Delayed and Regulations Forthcoming

Seyfarth Synopsis: Weeks before the Fair Workweek Law was set to become effective, the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Labor announced that the law’s effective date would be postponed until April 1, 2020. Additionally, the...more

New York State Prohibits Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decision Making

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Labor Law has been amended to prohibit employment discrimination “based on an employee’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making.” The law not only prohibits discrimination...more

New York Minimum Wage and Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees Set to Increase

Seyfarth Synopsis: As they have each year since 2016, the minimum wage and exempt salary threshold will increase for New York employers effective December 31, 2019....more

NLRB Invalidates Mandatory Arbitration Agreement That Contains No Exceptions For Filing Administrative Charges

Seyfarth Synopsis: A new decision reinforces that the National Labor Relations Board will invalidate arbitration agreements that explicitly, or when reasonably interpreted, prohibit filing administrative charges....more

Bill Expanding NYC Human Rights Law to Protect Independent Contractors and Freelancers Becomes Law

Seyfarth Synopsis: Once effective, the anti-discrimination and retaliation provisions of the NYC Human Rights Law will apply to freelancers and independent contractors. In addition, independent contractors and employed family...more

NYC Commission Issues Guidance On Immigration and National Origin Discrimination; Expansion of Law to Cover Independent...

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York City Commission on Human Rights released guidance clarifying the New York City Human Rights Law’s restriction on discriminating against applicants and workers on the basis of actual or...more

New Jersey Releases Guidance Clarifying Stance on Hairstyle Discrimination

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights recently released guidance clarifying that existing anti-discrimination laws prohibit employers from taking adverse employment actions or applying a grooming policy...more

A Day Late and Potentially Many Dollars Short: NY Appellate Court OK’s Liquidated Damages in Late Payment Case

Seyfarth Synopsis: A New York appellate court recently held that New York employers may be liable for liquidated damages for failure to pay employees on a timely basis, even where the employees have been paid in full....more

NLRB Issues Notices Of Proposed Rule Making To Codify Certain Union Election Procedures

Seyfarth Synopsis: The NLRB recently published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making regarding three proposed amendments to its current rules and regulations for union elections. These amendments consist of: (1) a change from the...more

New Jersey Passes Landmark Anti-Wage Theft Law

Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 6, 2019, Acting New Jersey Governor Sheila Oliver signed into law A-2903/S-1790, described as an Act “concerning enforcement, penalties, and procedures for law regarding failure to pay wages.” ...more

New Pay Equity Laws in New York and New Jersey (Again) (Update: New Jersey Law Signed Into Law)

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week, New York state expanded a state Equal Pay Act, making it illegal to pay someone less based on characteristics including race, religion, disability or gender identity, and also other protected...more

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