Subscribe to Our FeedJoseph C. DeBlasio, Esq. and Sabrina Sandhu To Speak at Upcoming Seminar "Workplace Investigations in New Jersey"
December 2, 2013
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Joseph C. DeBlasio, Esq., co-chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Area at Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, and Sabrina Sandhu, an associate in the practice group, will speak at the “Workplace Investigations in New Jersey” Seminar being held on Friday, February 28, 2014 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Wyndham Hotel in Mount Laurel.
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Newark City Council Introduces Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
November 12, 2013
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On October 29, 2013, Newark City Council unanimously voted to introduce legislation that would require private employers operating in the city to provide paid sick time to their employees. If the ordinance is enacted, eligible employees will be entitled to paid sick time to attend to their health conditions, to care for a family member’s health condition, to care for a child whose school or daycare has been closed due to a public health emergency, or when their own place of business has been closed due to a public health emergency. Read more
Update: New Jersey Employers Must Post Domestic Violence Leave Posters In The Work Place
October 4, 2013
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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 defined by N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19 and 30:4-27.6) with up to 20 days of unpaid leave to seek treatment or engage in other activity relating to the offense. The Act also covers employees who are close family members of victims of domestic violence and sexually violent offenses. The Act defines close family members as a child, parent, spouse, domestic partner, or civil union partner. Read more
Jay Becker To Present "Hot Topics In Employment Law" At The ACG Member Forum Meeting On October 23, 2013
October 1, 2013
Posted by Jay S. Becker
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October 1, 2013 Affordable Care Act/Obamacare Deadline For Employers of ALL Sizes
September 26, 2013
Posted by Ari Burd
In accordance with the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, employers are obligated to provide notification to their employees of the new Health Insurance Marketplaces established by Obamacare no later than October 1, 2013. The notification requirement applies to any business regulated under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which covers all companies with at least one employee and $500,000 in annual revenue.
Luckily for employers, the notification requirement is fairly simple. In fact, the United States Department of Labor has already prepared two model notices that employers may use. One model notice is for those employers who currently offer health insurance coverage: http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/FLSAwithplans.pdf; the other for employers who do not offer health insurance coverage: http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/FLSAwithoutplans.pdf. Any employee hired after October 1, 2013 must be provided this same notice within 14 days of the start of their employment.
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Jay Becker Of GH&C Prevails In Dismissing Former Employee’s Complaint Alleging Age Discrimination And Workers’ Compensation Retaliation
September 26, 2013
Posted by Jay S. Becker
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 history of poor work performance. Prior to her termination, the Plaintiff was disciplined by ShopRite on approximately fourteen (14) previous occasions. The Plaintiff, who was 55 years old at the time of her termination, alleged that ShopRite terminated her because of her age and because she filed three workers’ compensation claims in 2005 and 2007. Read more
Jersey City Implements Paid Sick Leave Requirement
September 26, 2013
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In the trend towards mandatory employer-provided paid sick leave, on September 25, 2013 Jersey City became the first city in the state of New Jersey – and the sixth city nationwide – to require paid sick time to employees of private businesses. Ordinance Number 13-097, requires that all Jersey City businesses provide paid sick leave to employees with 10 or more employees. Businesses with less than ten employees must provide unpaid sick leave. Read more
New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Amended To Include Ban On Pay Secrecy
September 20, 2013
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Employees often gossip about the money they make which can often lead to disruption of the workplace. In fact, many employers have policies prohibiting employees from sharing information regarding their compensation and benefits with their co-workers. While employers can generally take action against employees who violate these policies and disrupt the workplace, employers should be cautious as the law imposes certain limitations on when an employer can take such actions. Particularly, under Federal Law, the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) prohibits employers from interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees who engage in concerted activity, which has been found to include conversations about wages that are necessary for collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection amongst employees. Read more
Can Compliance Officers Be Whistleblowers?
September 5, 2013
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In a decision published yesterday, Lippman v. Ethicon, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson, the Appellate Division held that compliance officers can be whistleblowers. This decision reaches the opposite holding of another published Appellate Division case decided in 2008 – Massarano v. New Jersey Transit. Neither case is binding on the other and Lippman does not overturn Massarano. Read more
“Borgata Babes” Physical Appearance Standards Do Not Violate The NJLAD
August 7, 2013
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The Borgata Casino in Atlantic City successfully disposed of an action brought by 22 female employees working as “Borgata Babes.” Borgata Babes are costumed beverage servers – described as part server and part entertainer. The 22 female plaintiffs claimed they were subjected to an atmosphere of intense sexual objectification and forced to adhere to an appearance policy that discriminated against female employees based on unlawful gender stereotyping.
Borgata Babes overwhelmingly consist of female employees – over 680 females to approximately 46 males during the relevant period. The positions are highly competitive and place a significant emphasis on physical appearance. All “Babes” had strict grooming standards and were not permitted to gain more than 7% of their body weight. The policy provided for disability accommodations and extra time to comply with the policy if weight gain was due to a medical condition. There were 29 documented instances where women were disciplined under the policy. There were no instances where a male was disciplined. Read more
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