Temporary workers in New Jersey received a major boost in employment rights this week as Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill A1474/S511 (the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights”) into law on Monday, February 6, 2023. This is a...more
The New Jersey Legislature is now considering a revised bill from Governor Murphy, which would, among other things, require businesses to pay temporary workers no less than the average rate of pay and require them to offer no...more
Employers in New Jersey take notice: As of April 18, 2022, it is prohibited by law to use tracking devices on employee vehicles without providing written notice.
On January 18, 2022, Gov. Murphy signed into law Assembly...more
New Jersey’s new mandatory minimum wage requirement will be effective January 1, 2022.
For most employers, the 2022 minimum wage for compensating employees will be $13 per hour (up from $12 per hour in 2021.)...more
On May 5, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act”) (S. 1034B) to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne infectious diseases in the workplace given...more
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At a time when vaccinations are on everyone’s mind, the New Jersey Supreme Court has given a shot in the arm to New Jersey pregnancy discrimination laws. In Delanoy v. Township of Ocean, 2021 N.J. LEXIS 176 (Mar. 9, 2021),...more