Vanessa Kelly on Employer Liability Issues

Our Working Theory: Creating a Respectful Workplace Is the Antidote to Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Top 10 Takeaways from Clark Hill Labor & Employment Webinar, Dec. 6, 2023 - Thanks to all of you who joined our webinar on Dec. 6 discussing creating respectful workplaces to deter harassment claims. Here are the top 10...more

12/11/2023 / Employee Training , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Hostile Environment , Sexual Assault , Sexual Harassment

New Jersey's Recent Wage Theft Law May Be a Trap for the Unwary Employer

On August 6, 2019, New Jersey amended its Wage and Hour Laws to strengthen its Wage Theft Law substantially expanding civil and criminal penalties for the nonpayment of wages and acts of retaliation. Of concern to employers...more

8/20/2019 / Criminal Penalties , Employer Liability Issues , State Labor Laws , Unpaid Wages , Wage and Hour , Wage Theft

Even Without New Reform Legislation, New Jersey Employers May Have to Accommodate Medical Marijuana Use

New Jersey employers may have to accommodate employees who are treating with medical marijuana. In Wild v. Carriage Funeral Home, a panel of New Jersey’s Appellate Judges held that simply because New Jersey’s Compassionate...more

4/9/2019 / Disability Discrimination , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Employment Policies , Hiring & Firing , Marijuana , Medical Marijuana , Popular , Reasonable Accommodation

New Jersey Joins The Growing Number Of States With Paid Sick Leave Laws

New Jersey Governor Murphy signed into law an expansive paid sick leave program. Proudly signing the law, Governor Murphy said “there is no reason anyone should have to choose between economic security and their health.”...more

5/7/2018 / Employer Liability Issues , Local Ordinance , Paid Leave , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Sick Leave , Sick Pay , Wage and Hour

New Jersey Enacts a New “National Standard” For Equal Pay

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed perhaps the strongest Equal Pay Act in the nation on April 24, 2018. The Governor described the law as setting a “national standard” and a “strong message to employers.” Unlike its...more

4/26/2018 / Employer Liability Issues , Equal Pay , Equal Pay Act , Pay Discrimination , Pay Equity Laws , Protected Class , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

New Jersey is Poised to Enact a Sweeping Pay Equity Act

The pending New Jersey Equal Pay Act may be the strongest act among all the states and exceeds the protection of the federal Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay Act. New Jersey’s Senate voted unanimously to approve the Diane B. Allen...more

3/30/2018 / Employer Liability Issues , Equal Pay , Pay Discrimination , Pay Equity Act (PEA) , Wage and Hour

Unpaid Internships: Federal Law Evolving, Garden State Unchanged

In January, the Department of Labor announced that it would use a new method to determine whether interns or students working for non-profit organizations should be paid under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The DOL’s new...more

2/8/2018 / Department of Labor (DOL) , Employer Liability Issues , Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , Internships , Minimum Wage , Misclassification , Primary Beneficiary Test , Unpaid Interns , Wage and Hour

Failure to Train Managers and Supervisors Cost Company $284,000 for Violation of the Family Medical Leave Act

In Boadi v. Center for Human Development, Inc., a jury found an employer liable for interfering with an employee's exercise of her Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) rights, awarding four years of back pay and benefits. The...more

11/16/2017 / Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , Hiring & Firing , Managers , Supervisors , Training

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Clark Hill PLC

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