Subscribe to Our FeedFEDERAL OVERTIME LAWS BROADENED, BENEFITING MILLIONS OF WORKERS
In an effort to boost stagnant wages and honor his promise to ensure a fair wage for all, on May 18th, 2016 the Obama administration, through the U.S. Department of Labor, announced an updated overtime rule that more than doubles the overtime pay threshold of $23,660 a year ($455 a week), to $47,476 a year […]
NLRB Decision to Have Wide Ranging Effect on Franchises & Companies using Staffing Agencies
The National Labor Relations Board ruled yesterday that franchisors and companies using staffing agencies can be considered joint employers and, therefore, are jointly liable for labor violations. The decision will potentially have major ramifications for franchises and could sabotage efforts by employers using staffing agencies to avoid the health care requirements of the Affordable Care […]
Pre-Screening Job Applicants
As I noted in a recent blog post, New Jersey now prevents employers from asking applicants about criminal convictions in the initial job application and interview. Certain municipalities even have their own rules on the subject. However, this is only one of many laws pertinent to pre-screening job applicants that employers must be wary of. […]
Snow Emergencies And Employee Compensation
Thanks to the recent snow event, businesses throughout New Jersey were closed. Employers will now have to ask themselves, which of their workers, if any, are entitled to be paid for the snow day.
Paid Sick Leave…The Trend Continues
Co-Authored by Saranne E. Weimer We previously blogged about the Jersey City and Newark Ordinances requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. [Jersey City Implements Paid Sick Leave Requirement and Newark City Council Introduces Paid Sick Leave Ordinance and Update: Jersey City Sick Leave Ordinance Posters Now Available For Employers ]. Several […]
Legalization of Marijuana Raises Significant Questions and Issues for Employers
The trend across the nation toward the legalization of marijuana on the state level continues to gain momentum. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia now have laws permitting the use of medical marijuana. In addition, 11 other states allow “low TCH, high cannabidiol (CBD)” products for medical reasons in limited situations or as a […]
Joseph C. DeBlasio, Esq. To Speak at DRI's 37th Annual Employment and Labor Law Seminar, May 7-9, 2014
Joseph C. DeBlasio, Esq., co-chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Department, will be speaking at the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) 37th Annual Employment and Labor Law Seminar being held in Scottsdale, Arizona from May 7-9, 2014. On May 7, 2014 at 3:00 pm, Mr. DeBlasio will be presenting on “Making the Most of the […]
STATE OF EMERGENCY! New Jersey Bill Seeks to Protect Employees In Weather Related States of Emergency
We can all agree that New Jersey had a rough winter. This past winter undoubtedly hampered employee commutes and impacted overall productivity at many workplaces. Employers also had to make difficult decisions regarding whether or not to open or close the business and if the business is open, what to do with employees who refuse […]
Update: New Jersey Employers Must Post Domestic Violence Leave Posters In The Work Place
Effective October 1, 2013, all New Jersey employers with over twenty-five (25) employees are required to provide notice of employee rights and obligations under New Jersey’s newly enacted “Safe Act.” The Safe Act, which became effective on October 1, 2013, provides employees who suffer from an incident of domestic violence or sexually violent offense (as […]
Jay Becker Of GH&C Prevails In Dismissing Former Employee’s Complaint Alleging Age Discrimination And Workers’ Compensation Retaliation
On September 23, 2013, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Middlesex County, ruled in favor of Defendant Saker ShopRites, and granted its’ Motion for Summary Judgment dismissing a former employee’s Complaint in its entirety before trial. The Plaintiff, who was a former employee of Saker ShopRites, was terminated in June 2010 for a […]
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