On June 1, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that the state is on track and expected to enter Stage/Phase 2 of the Restart and Recovery Plan on June 15, 2020, which will permit nonessential retail businesses to...more
6/16/2020
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Compliance ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Murphy ,
New Jersey ,
Non-Essential Businesses ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Phase II ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Recovery Plans ,
Remote Working ,
Social Distancing
As government authorities look to implement business reopening measures, employers are now planning to move employees back into the workplace as state and local stay-at-home orders expire and other COVID-19 business...more
6/4/2020
/ Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Workplace Safety
As government authorities look to implement business reopening measures, employers are now planning to move employees back into the workplace as state and local stay-at-home orders expire and other COVID-19 business...more
New Jersey employers facing difficult decisions given business challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic have been hoping for some relief from the amendments to New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss...more
On March 20, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a new law meant to protect employees who take COVID-19-related leave. New Jersey Assembly Bill 3848 (the Act) provides protections and remedies for such employees and...more
On Saturday, March 21, 2020, Governor Murphy issued two additional Executive Orders. The Orders, Executive Order 107 and Executive Order 108 went into effect that same day at 9 p.m. They will remain in effect until revoked or...more
STATEWIDE RESTRICTIONS:
On Saturday, March 21, 2020 Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.9. The Order mandates that banks not granting a 90-day forbearance to persons or businesses who have a financial hardship as a...more
3/23/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Essential Functions ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Healthcare ,
NYDFS ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Paid Leave ,
Quarantine ,
Retailers ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Sick Leave
STATEWIDE RESTRICTIONS:
On March 16, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy ordered all schools, casinos, racetracks, gyms, fitness centers, movie theaters, performing arts center, other concert venues, nightclubs, and other...more
On January 21, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Senate Bill 3170 into law, amending the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, New Jersey’s mini-WARN Act (NJ WARN Act), in several significant ways and further...more
1/29/2020
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Murphy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Severance Agreements ,
Severance Pay ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On June 11, 2019, Alabama’s governor, Kay Ivey, signed equal pay legislation (the “Act”), which goes into effect on September 1, 2019. Alabama now joins a growing number of states, including California, Colorado, Maryland,...more
6/14/2019
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Double Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Race Discrimination ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transparency ,
Wage and Hour