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Federal Lawsuit in New York Raises Questions About Remote Workers’ Rights Under State WARN Laws

The media companies Paramount Global and CBS Interactive, Inc., are facing a class-action lawsuit in federal court over recent layoffs, which allegedly occurred without the proper warning. The outcome of the case may shed...more

The New Jersey Mini-WARN Act Amendments - One Year Later

One year has passed since sweeping amendments to the New Jersey mini-WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act”) (NJ WARN) took effect on April 10, 2023. Mass layoff...more

New Jersey Appellate Division Addresses Employers’ Obligation to Reimburse Employee Business Expenses

Are New Jersey employers required to reimburse employees for business-related expenses? The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, recently considered whether an employer’s failure to reimburse an employee for...more

New Jersey Bills to Watch in 2024

After a relatively quiet 2023 legislative season in New Jersey—if you consider a major overhaul of the state’s mini-WARN law and the enactment of a far-reaching Temporary Workers Bill of Rights quiet—New Jersey employers may...more

New Jersey WARN Severance Pay Challenge Rejected

On April 6, 2023, a New Jersey federal court denied a request to invalidate the severance pay requirements of the amended New Jersey mini-WARN law, known officially as the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss...more

New Jersey’s Amended Mini-WARN Act FAQs, Part III: Liability Provisions, Penalties, and Preparing for the Effective Date

On January 10, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation, which will become effective on April 10, 2023, amending the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act—more commonly known as New Jersey’s...more

New Jersey’s Amended Mini-WARN Act FAQs, Part II: Notice, Severance Pay, and Releases

On January 10, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation amending New Jersey’s mini-WARN law (NJWARN, officially named the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act), and on April 10, 2023, these changes...more

New Jersey’s Amended Mini-WARN Act FAQs, Part I: What’s New and Important Definitions

On January 10, 2023, New Jersey’s governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that will make sweeping changes to New Jersey’s mini-WARN law (known officially as the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act)....more

New Jersey Mini-WARN Act Overhaul Takes Effect in 90 Days

Almost three years after signing into law legislation significantly amending the state’s mini-WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act”) (NJ WARN), Governor Phil Murphy...more

New Jersey Mini-WARN Act Amendment Appears Imminent

New Jersey has moved one step closer to implementing sweeping changes to the state’s mini-WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act”). The New Jersey Legislature recently...more

New Jersey Senate Labor Committee WARNs Effective Date of Amendments Might Be Soon

On January 21, 2020 - what seems like a lifetime ago - Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation significantly amending the New Jersey mini-WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss...more

New Jersey Enacts New Annual and Remote Worker Poster Requirements

​​​​​​​Earlier this year, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) issued proposed regulations to allow employers to satisfy the state’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and Family Leave Act (NJFLA) poster requirements...more

New Jersey Division on Civil Rights Proposes Employer Posting Requirements for Remote Workers

Recognizing that workers are increasingly working from home or in places other than an employer’s worksite, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) issued proposed regulations on March 21, 2022, that would allow...more

New Jersey Amends State Mini-WARN Act: Mass Layoffs Due to COVID-19 Do Not Trigger NJ WARN; Other NJ WARN Act Amendments Delayed

We previously reported on amendments to the New Jersey mini-WARN Act (known officially as the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act ) (NJWARN), which were set to take effect on July 19, 2020. These...more

Keeping Up With New Jersey Employment Law Developments

It was a busy January 2020 in Trenton, with the state enacting several new employment laws, with more apparently on the way. This is in addition to the slew of new laws adopted in 2019 impacting New Jersey employers....more

New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Law Update: NJDOL Issues New Guidance

In response to many questions about the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Law, which will go into effect on Monday, October 29, 2018, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued a detailed list of...more

Frequently Asked Questions About the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Law, Part III

The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Law (PSLL) goes into effect on October 29, 2018. We have received hundreds of questions in the last few weeks from employers seeking guidance on what they must do to comply with the law in...more

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