On December 19, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a fact sheet titled, “Wearables in the Workplace: Using Wearable Technology Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws” which highlights...more
New Jersey’s new mandatory minimum wage requirement will be effective January 1, 2025.
For most employers, the 2025 minimum wage for compensating employees will increase by $0.36 to $15.49 per hour (up from $15.13 per...more
In 2023, we reported on the enactment of the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights (the “Act”) and subsequent regulations by the New Jersey Department of Labor (“DOL”)....more
On June 3rd, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (the “DCR”) proposed a new rule, N.J.A.C. 13:16, that codifies claims of disparate impact discrimination under the Law Against Discrimination (the “LAD”)....more
The New Jersey State Senate recently voted 22-14 to approve Bill S1602, which expands the state’s Law Against Discrimination to include weight and height as protected characteristics. The current Law Against Discrimination...more
New Jersey could be the latest state to require salary transparency in job postings, following an increasing trend in wage transparency laws throughout the country. To date, both New York and Connecticut have pay transparency...more
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But for HR professionals, it can be the most stressful. While organizations throughout the country are preparing to hold their annual holiday celebrations, employers may unwittingly...more
On October 31, 2023, President Biden signed an Executive Order on the “Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” in order to advance “a coordinated, Federal Government-wide approach to...more
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Earlier this year, we reported that Governor Phil Murphy signed the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights (the “Act”) into law. The New Jersey Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued proposed regulations, subject to a 60-day...more
In November 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed an amendment to the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law intended to streamline the benefits process. The amendment, which took effect on July 31, 2023, expands the employer’s...more
On July 3, 2023, Governor Murphy signed legislation expanding eligible uses of sick leave for public school employees. Until now, the law provided a minimum of 10 sick days to be used only for personal illness or injury, or...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 by launching a social media campaign called “Level The Paying Field.” The #LevelThePayingField...more
On March 6, 2023, the New York State Senate introduced Senate Bill S05459, the Safeguarding Employees and Accountability for Termination (“SEAT”) Act, which, if enacted, will eliminate at-will employment in the State of New...more
On January 10, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. 4768 into law, implementing significant changes to New Jersey’s WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification...more
On November 8th, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the New York Civil Rights Law that requires employers with offices in New York to notify employees of any electronic monitoring. Effective...more