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NYS ban on employer social media inquiries takes effect

New York employers, are you thinking of asking applicants or employees to divulge their personal social media information? Think again. Last September, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation that prohibits all employers in...more

SolarWinds case could establish SEC liability for CISOs

On October 30, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a securities fraud claim in federal court in the Southern District of New York against SolarWinds Corporation as well as its Chief Information Security...more

Judge clears way for NJ’s new “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” to take effect on Saturday

A federal judge has refused to enjoin New Jersey’s new “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights,” clearing the way for all provisions of the law to be in effect as of this Saturday, August 5. Perhaps most significantly, the Act...more

Comparable work, more protected categories: PA legislature is keeping busy

The Pennsylvania legislature is considering measures that would expand the state Equal Pay Law and the Human Relations Act. The following is a summary of the latest developments. PA EPA may be expanded to include “comparable...more

New laws, New Jersey

Some new employment laws are taking effect in New Jersey in 2022. Here is a summary. Age discrimination under the NJLAD. The age discrimination provisions of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination have been amended to...more

New Jersey WARN Act Now Excludes Mass Layoffs Caused By National Emergency And Delays Effective Date Of 2019 Amendments

On April 14, 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy signed S-2353/A-3938, a bill that substantially changes the New Jersey Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Until yesterday, the law handled “plant closures” and “mass...more

NJ Ban On Nondisclosure Agreements: What Does It Mean For Employers?

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) signed into law last month legislation that bans nondisclosure agreements in cases alleging discrimination, retaliation, or harassment. More precisely, what the law does is say that...more

NJ Minimum Wage Hike Signed Into Law

An increase to $15 will be phased in over five years. Gov. Phil Murphy (D) has signed into law legislation that will increase New Jersey's minimum wage over a five-year period from the current $8.85 an hour to $15 an hour....more

Less Than A Week To Go! NJ Earned Sick Leave Law Takes Effect Next Monday.

Employers with operations in New Jersey will need to be ready next Monday, October 29, when the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law takes effect. The state Commission of Labor and Workforce Development issued proposed...more

New York State Sexual Harassment Training Deadline Is Extended, But You’d Better Have Your Policy In Place ASAP!

The deadline for employers to comply with New York State’s new sexual harassment training requirement has been pushed out to October 9, 2019. The original deadline was January 1, 2019. However, employers with employees in...more

New York State Releases Proposed Harassment Materials

Act fast! Comments are due September 12, and a policy has to be adopted October 9. As our colleague Stephen Stecker has previously reported, New York State has enacted new sexual harassment policy and training requirements...more

Supreme Court Limits Dodd-Frank “Whistleblower” Standing To Individuals Who Report Violations Directly To SEC

Today the Supreme Court made it significantly harder for employees to bring Dodd-Frank “whistleblower” retaliation claims, which may result in more cases heading down the administrative path under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of...more

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