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Governor Newsom Unexpectedly Vetoes a Number of Pro-Employee/Pro-Union Bills

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Later this month, we will report on all the new employment-related laws that California has enacted for 2024. However, this article focuses on the bills that Newsom vetoed. Some of these are a bit of a surprise...more

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Caveat Propola – A WARNing to All Retailers in New Jersey

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We often hear caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). However, New Jersey enacted a law better described as caveat propola (let the retailer beware). On April 10, 2023, the long-awaited amendments to the Millville-Dallas...more

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The Amended New Jersey WARN Act is Finally Going Into Effect, Bringing Mandatory Severance and Other Big Changes to Mass Layoffs...

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After nearly three years of waiting and speculation, the amended New Jersey WARN Act that was first signed into law in January 2020, will finally become effective on April 10, 2023....more

Locke Lord LLP

Significant Changes Are Coming to the ‎New Jersey WARN Act – ‎What Large Employers ‎Need to Know

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Most employers are generally familiar with the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), which offers protection to workers by requiring employers to provide notice sixty (60) days in advance of...more

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Employers Should be foreWARNed: Amendments to NJ’s Mini-WARN Act Impose Heightened Obligations on Employers Conducting Layoffs

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On April 10, 2023, the New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Amendments (NJ’s Mini-WARN Act), finally will go into effect. The amendments, initially set to go into effect nearly three years ago,...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: New Jersey's WARN Act to Become Strictest in Nation - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we explain how New Jersey's WARN Act (officially known as the "Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act") is set to become the strictest and most punitive in the nation: New Jersey Governor Phil...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Amendments to NJ WARN Act Bring Stricter Requirements than Previous NJ WARN and Federal WARN Acts

What You Need to Know: •The implementation of amendments to the NJ WARN Act, initially signed into law in 2020 and delayed by the pandemic, will now take place on April 10, 2023. •The amended Act expands which employees...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New Jersey WARN Act Amendments Set to Go Into Effect

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After much delay, the long-awaited amendments to New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (NJ WARN Act) will go into effect on April 10, 2023. As previously indicated, the January 2020...more

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New Jersey WARN Act Amendments: Stricter Employer Obligations and Increased Employee Protections

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Key Takeaways: •Notice to affected employees to be provided at least 90 days in advance •Mandatory severance for employees •WARN requirements triggered by mass layoffs impacting at least 50 employees •Part-time...more

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New Jersey’s Expanded Mini-WARN Law to Take Effect April 2023

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After a two-year delay, the amendment to the New Jersey Millville-Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, the state’s mini-WARN law, will take effect on April 10, 2023. The Act, as amended, expands the coverage of...more

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New Jersey’s Significant and Expansive WARN Act Amendments Will Soon Go Into Effect: 4 Key Changes You Should Know About

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Since January 2020, New Jersey employers have been watching and waiting for the effective date of key amendments to the state’s mass layoffs law – formally the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, but...more

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Extended Notice and Required Severance: Impending Expansions to New Jersey’s WARN Act

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On December 19, 2022, the New Jersey Senate passed Assembly Bill No. 4768 (A-4768), which, when effective, will implement a drastic expansion to New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (NJ WARN...more

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: New Jersey Implements Long-Delayed Landmark WARN Law

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On January 10, 2023, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law S3162 / A4768, which makes the 2020 amendments to NJ WARN effective 90 days from his signature, irrespective of whether a State of Emergency still exists....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Jersey Legislature Passes Bill to Set the Effective Date of Amendments to the New Jersey WARN Act

On December 19, 2022, the New Jersey Legislature passed a bill that, if signed by Governor Phil Murphy, would amend the effective date of amendments to the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (“NJ...more

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Reductions in Force: Legal Do’s and Don’ts

Reductions in force (RIFs) are making headlines as companies trim their worker ranks in the face of a weakening economy. Employers must decide whether to implement voluntary or involuntary RIFs (or both); the considerations...more

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New Jersey Edges Closer to Implementing Landmark WARN Law

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A bill advancing in the New Jersey Legislature would expedite the implementation of significant changes to the state’s WARN law. Back in January 2020, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 3170, which...more

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Ten Action Items for Employers When Planning Layoffs

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​​​​​​​A frequently used step to control costs in times of uncertainty is to reduce personnel. A well-planned restructuring or reduction in force, generally referred to as a “layoff,” can achieve meaningful cost reductions...more

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What Should Employers Consider If Conducting Layoffs?

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It is a badly-kept secret that the U.S. economy is facing challenges – inflation, increased interest rates, increased labor costs, decreased business growth, etc. One option for businesses during an economic downturn is...more

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“New” Amendments to New Jersey's WARN Act Will Likely Become Effective on September 11, 2021

As we discussed in a prior alert from last April, in an effort to provide some much needed reprieve to employers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey passed a bill that delayed the effective date of several...more

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WARNing - Burdensome New Jersey WARN Act Amendments May Soon Become Effective

There is light at the end of the pandemic tunnel for New Jersey employers, as the state’s COVID-19 numbers continue to decline and Governor Philip Murphy continues to ease restrictions on businesses. But this good news comes...more

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Radical Expansion of New Jersey WARN Act Nears

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Sixteen months ago, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 3170, which radically expands employers’ advance notice and severance pay obligations under the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss...more

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New Jersey Delays Expansive Amendments to State’s WARN Act and Excludes COVID-19 Layoffs from Coverage

Last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law an amendment to the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (“NJ WARN Act”) that delays earlier amendments that would have taken effect...more

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Evaluating New Jersey’s New WARN Amendments & Urging The State to Suspend the Effective Date

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In January, New Jersey amended its Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act ("NJ WARN"), in an attempt to push state law far past the corresponding federal requirements of the Federal WARN...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Federal WARN and NYS Mini-WARN: Obligations for Employers in Light of COVID-19

As employers navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 public health crisis, many have been forced to consider difficult decisions about laying off and furloughing employees, or otherwise reducing employee work hours. In...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Sweeping Amendment To The New Jersey WARN Act Takes Effect In July

As part of a flurry of employment-related laws enacted over the past two years in New Jersey, a recent amendment to the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (commonly known as the New Jersey WARN Act)...more

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