On July 24, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a decision from the District of New Jersey Court, refusing to block New Jersey’s 2023 law, which awards temporary workers equal pay and...more
8/7/2024
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Equal Pay ,
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Temporary Employees ,
Wage and Hour
The New Jersey Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights (S723/A822), one of three laws signed in early January relating to protecting immigrants and part of the Murphy administration’s larger effort to build a more inclusive state...more
Earlier this year New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights (the “Bill of Rights”), which established numerous labor and employment protections for large portions of New Jersey’s...more
On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill No. A1474 / S511, commonly known as the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” (the “Bill of Rights”), which establishes numerous labor and...more
2/10/2023
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
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Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Temporary Employees ,
Wage and Hour
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
1/11/2023
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
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Layoffs ,
New Jersey ,
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Severance Pay ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
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
12/9/2022
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Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
New Jersey ,
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Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Severance Pay ,
State Labor Laws ,
WARN Act