Following a nationwide trend, New Jersey recently joined a growing list of states seeking to limit the use of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements by employers.
On May 19, 2022, the New Jersey Assembly’s Labor...more
7/21/2022
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Compensation ,
Damages ,
Enforcement ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Liquidated Damages ,
New Jersey ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Termination
In a decision issued earlier this month, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that participants in unpaid internship programs offered by the Hearst Corporation could not be classified as “employees” of Hearst and...more
12/19/2017
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hearst ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internships ,
Misclassification ,
Primary Beneficiary Test ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour
On April 20, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a long-standing precedent when it held in Greathouse v. JHS Security Inc., that an internal oral complaint could be sufficient to...more
On November 12, 2014, in Greg Landers v. Quality Communications Inc., the Ninth Circuit clarified a previously unsettled point of law by confirming that Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) pleadings must meet the specificity...more