The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on January 11 published its Final Rule amending procedural rules for its conciliation process. EEOC is statutorily required to engage in the conciliation process whenever it...more
New Jersey amended its Family Leave Act (FLA) on April 14, allowing eligible employees to use family leave to care for a child whose school or daycare is closed because of a public health emergency. ...more
The US Department of Labor (DOL) issued additional frequently asked questions on March 27 to explain how the recently enacted Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (Emergency FMLA)...more
3/31/2020
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The New Jersey Legislature passed a bill requiring employers in the state to provide paid sick time at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 40 hours per year. While employees would be permitted to carry over 40...more
As businesses and employees begin the journey to recovery, employers should be mindful of federal and state laws related to leaves, planned and unplanned absences, accommodations, and pay practices....more
Court rules that the ADA does not create a loophole to NRC fitness-for-duty and security regulations.
On August 15, for the first time, a US court of appeals ruled that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s)...more
The decision in Young v. UPS revives discrimination claims but takes a dim view of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s 2014 Pregnancy Guidelines....more
Following a nationwide trend, voters in Massachusetts; Oakland, California; Trenton, New Jersey; and Montclair, New Jersey, approved ballot initiatives enacting paid sick time laws....more
Rapidly changing circumstances raise workplace questions.
The Ebola epidemic in 2014 has already been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as the worst in history. The extent of this outbreak is...more
11/5/2014
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The guidance was issued over steep objection from two commission members and raises questions about its statutory authority and timing....more
The Act was recently amended to cover more New York City employers and to impose even greater compliance obligations than the original law passed in 2013....more
New guidelines focus on an employer’s obligation to reasonably accommodate religious garb in the workplace.
On March 6, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published new guidelines that discuss the...more
The ordinance, which takes effect on January 23, 2014, imposes new burdens on employers doing business in New Jersey’s second-largest city.
On September 25, the City Council of Jersey City, New Jersey, passed an...more
The city departs from federal law by requiring employers to accommodate pregnant employees even if not considered “disabled.”
Departing from federal precedent, the New York City Council on September 24 passed an...more
In the wake of the Supreme Court's Windsor decision, employers should review and, if necessary, revise their FMLA policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently clarified that...more
New Jersey grants the right to take leave from work to victims of domestic violence and their family members.
On July 17, Governor Chris Christie signed into law the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act...more
Approximately one million employees will gain the right to five sick days per year beginning April 1, 2014.
On June 27, the New York City Council overrode Mayor Michael Bloomberg's veto of the New York City Earned Sick...more
Final rule takes effect on March 8 and makes changes to model certification forms, intermittent leave, exigency and military caregiver leave, and flight crew rules.
On February 6, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)...more