New Pay Equality Poster and Notice Law Enacted in New Jersey
On September 21, 2012, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law a bill that will require New Jersey employers with 50 or more employees to post and distribute to employees a notice of their...
View ArticleNew Jersey Bill Seeks To Make Independent Contractor Relationship Onerous And...
On September 27, 2012, a bill (A3310) was introduced that seeks to place onerous requirements on employers that engage independent contractors (for $600 or more), and that would impose significant...
View ArticleCity Of Newark Passes Ordinance Restricting Criminal Background Checks And...
Effective November 18, 2012, employers that have five or more employees, and do business or take applications for employment within the City of Newark, are generally prohibited from conducting criminal...
View Article“NJ SAFE Act” Would Require Unpaid Leave To Victims Of Sexual Assault Or...
Similar bills pending before the Assembly (A2919) and Senate (S2177), each entitled the “New Jersey Security and Financial Employment Act” or the “NJ SAFE Act,” would require employers with 25 or more...
View ArticleWorkplace Bullying Law Reintroduced In New Jersey
On September 24, 2012, the “Healthy Workplace Act” (A3249) was re-introduced, seeking once again to make workplace bullying, abuse, and harassment unlawful. The law would dramatically increase...
View ArticleBills Proposed In New Jersey To Require Payment Of Unemployment Benefits...
In late September, two bills (S2212 and A3309) were introduced which would provide that if a claimant appeals an unemployment determination and no decision is made within 60 days, he or she would be...
View ArticleNew Jersey DOL Proposes Rule To Require Unemployment Applicants To Register...
Currently, an unemployment claimant must simply report to the Division of Unemployment Insurance by telephone, Internet, or mail as directed by the Division to be eligible for unemployment...
View ArticleThe “New Jobs For New Jersey Act” Passes In Both The Senate And The Assembly
On February 7 and February 14, 2013, the “New Jobs for New Jersey Act” passed in the Senate (S2211) and the Assembly (A3312), respectively....By: Allyson M. Smith
View ArticleNew Jersey DOL Clarifies Overtime Exemption For Employees Of Common Carriers...
Under current state law, employees of a common carrier of passengers by motor bus are exempt from overtime. N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a4. However, the term “common carrier of passengers by motor bus” was never...
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