New Jersey’s wage transparency law that was signed by Governor Phil Murphy on November 18, 2024, will take effect on June 1, 2025. For a more fulsome discussion of the ins and outs of New Jersey’s pay transparency law, check...more
The number of states enacting pay transparency laws increased by one on November 18, 2024, when New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pay transparency act (P.L.2024, c.91) that requires covered employers to...more
Effective October 1, 2023, employees in the State of Maryland will soon become eligible to enjoy partially paid leave funded by contributions to an insurance pool made by both employees and their employers under the Maryland...more
Amid a flurry of Executive Orders coming from his office, on March 19 Governor Cuomo signed into law a new statute requiring employers to provide quarantine leave to employees who are subject to mandatory or precautionary...more
After passing through the legislature unanimously in a matter of days, on March 20, 2020, Governor Murphy signed a law providing additional employee protections related to COVID-19. ...more
On February 18, 2020 Governor Phil Murphy announced new legislation aimed at amending New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination ("LAD") to set a new standard for businesses in New Jersey. ...more
New Jersey amended its existing WARN Act, otherwise known as the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act ("NJ WARN Act"), and it will have significant impact on employers considering mass layoffs, transfers...more
Following on the heels of a much publicized incident in high school athletics, the New Jersey Division of Rights ("DCR") issued enforcement guidance ("Guidance") clarifying and explaining discrimination based on hairstyles,...more
On August 6, 2019, Acting Governor Sheila Oliver signed a bill (S-1790) imposing tougher penalties for "wage theft." The law significantly increases penalties for employers, including potential imprisonment for employers who...more
On July 25, 2019, New Jersey Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver signed a bill prohibiting employers from asking job applicants their previous salary history. ...more
On Tuesday, February 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill 3975 which expands the reach of several leave laws in the Garden State. Although the majority of the changes pertain to the state’s...more
On Monday, February 4, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill that gradually raises the minimum wage to $15 over the next five years....more
The changes in New Jersey following the election of Governor Phil Murphy continue. On May 2, 2018, Governor Murphy signed the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act (the "Act"), making New Jersey the tenth state to guarantee...more
On April 24, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act that was passed by the legislature several weeks ago and is aimed at lessening the wage gap in the Garden State. The Equal Pay Act is...more