Thanks to a new law just signed into effect by Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey employers will soon be required to provide severance pay and increased advance notice to most workers affected by a mass layoff or termination or...more
Employers in New Jersey will need to immediately adjust their employment contracts and settlement agreements to come into compliance with a sweeping new law that just took effect. New Jersey’s governor just signed Senate Bill...more
3/21/2019
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Governor Murphy ,
Harassment ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Notice Requirements ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Waiver of Rights
New Jersey’s governor just approved a significant expansion of the state’s leave laws, permitting employees job-protected leave for a variety of new reasons while expanding available state-provided, income-replacement...more
New Jersey has now become the tenth state to enact a statewide mandatory paid sick leave law. The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act was signed into law today by Governor Phil Murphy and will go into effect on October 29, 2018....more
5/3/2018
/ Actual Damages ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Covered Employees ,
Covered Employer ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Governor Murphy ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Communication