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COVER-UP! OSHA Publishes New FAQs on Workplace Face Coverings

On June 10, 2020, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issued guidance to help employers navigate workplace face coverings....more

New OSHA Guidance on Reporting COVID-19 as a Work-Related Illness

On May 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a Memorandum providing new guidance to its Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs)—and the business community—on determining when...more

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Safety “Alert” for Construction Workers

On April 22, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued safety guidance aimed at reducing construction workers’ risk of exposure to COVID-19. The guidance is available in both English and Spanish...more

New Jersey Amends Its WARN, Family Leave, and Disability Laws to Address COVID-19 Issues

On April 14, 2020, Governor Murphy signed into law a package of bills introduced in the New Jersey State Senate on April 9, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. ...more

NJ DOL Bills Uber $650M for Misclassified Drivers

The New Jersey Department of Labor (NJ DOL) billed Uber Technologies, Inc. and a subsidiary $650 million for past-due taxes, interest, and penalties due to an alleged misclassification of its drivers as independent...more

Zip Your Lips: New Jersey Employers Banned From Asking Salary History

On July 25, 2019, New Jersey passed a salary history ban, following in the footsteps of more than a dozen other states and cities that have already passed legislation intended to combat gender-based pay inequity. ...more

New York Expands Salary Protections for Employees

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed two bills into law yesterday, amending Labor Law §194, to address the much-discussed "wage gap." New York previously barred pay differences based on gender, but the law signed...more

New Jersey Prohibits Particular Waiver and Non-Disclosure Provisions in Employee Contracts and Settlement Agreements

New Jersey continues to rewrite the employment law landscape under Governor Phil Murphy. On March 18, 2019, the state amended the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) in two significant ways....more

As Promised, NJ Hikes Minimum Wage

Fulfilling a signature campaign pledge this week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a multiyear increase in the state's minimum wage, from the current $8.85 per hour to $15 per hour in 2024. ...more

Make a U-Turn Now: NLRB Re-Writes Independent Contractor Test

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned yet another Obama-era precedent—the 2014 FedEx Home Delivery decision, which had severely limited the definition of an independent contractor under the National Labor...more

OSHA Rolls Back Obama-Era Reporting Requirements to Protect Employee Privacy

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has abandoned yet another Obama-era initiative. On January 24, 2019, it issued a new rule eliminating the controversial requirement that larger employers electronically...more

Updates to New York State Guidance to Employers on Sexual Harassment Policies and Trainings

Effective October 9, 2018, all New York State employers are required to adopt written sexual harassment prevention policies for employees and, within a year (by October 9, 2019), all employers must implement mandatory...more

NY State Issues Guidance to Employers on Sexual Harassment Policy and Training Requirements

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on August 23, 2018, released for public comment a series of electronic draft materials and guidance as a follow-up to the State's sexual harassment law passed in April 2018. The public comment...more

NLRB Guides Employers on Handbook Rules Post-Boeing

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel's office has issued guidance in the aftermath of the NLRB's groundbreaking decision in The Boeing Company, 365 NLRB 154 (Dec. 14, 2017). ...more

New Jersey Passes New Law on Pay Equity — and Much More

Governor Phil Murphy continues to remake the legal landscape in New Jersey. On April 24, 2018, he signed into law far-reaching pay-equity legislation that will take effect on July 1, 2018....more

Second Circuit Permits Longer Look-Back Period for Repeat OSHA Violations

The Second Circuit offered no valentines to employers on Wednesday when it affirmed a citation issued to Triumph Construction Corporation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for a repeat violation of...more

Me Too? Time for All Employers to Update their Anti-Harassment Policies

Sexual harassment has been headline news for many months now. It is almost impossible to go more than a few days without the headlines reporting another high-profile resignation or firing due to harassment allegations....more

U.S. Secretary of Labor Withdraws Informal Guidance on Joint Employment and Independent Contractors

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn its 2015 and 2016 controversial informal guidance on joint employment and independent contractors. Those two guidance letters, issued during the Obama administration, greatly...more

EEOC Releases New Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new enforcement guidance on national origin discrimination, which serves as a timely reminder of the law and the EEOC's continued focus in this area in the wake of an...more

OSHA Issues Final Rules for Online Posting of Injury and Illness Data, Discouraging Retaliation

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued final regulations that permit the agency to post employer injury and illness data online, and also prohibit employers from discouraging workers'...more

N.J. Supreme Court Adopts ‘ABC’ Test To Determine Independent Contractor Status

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision that could affect virtually every employer in the state that uses independent contractors as part of its workforce. In Hargrove v. Sleepy’s, LLC, the court...more

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