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New Jersey Joins New York and Pennsylvania in Treating Commissions as Wages

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In Musker v. Suuchi, Inc., the New Jersey Supreme Court addressed whether commissions are considered “wages” under New Jersey’s Wage Payment Law (NJWPL) after a salaried employee sued her employer for allegedly withholding...more

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New Jersey's Attorney General and Division on Civil Rights Starts 2025 With Guidance on AI Use in Hiring

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On 9 January 2025, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced the launch of a Civil Rights and Technology Initiative (the Initiative) “to address the risks of...more

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NJ Expands Wage Law to Cover Commissions – How It Compares to PA

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that commissions are considered “wages” under New Jersey’s Wage Payment Law (“NJWPL”). This decision—which allows employees whose commissions are not timely paid to recover 200% of...more

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The New Jersey Supreme Court Finds that Commissions Are Wages Under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law

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On March 17, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held in Musker v. Suuchi that commissions are included in the definition of “wages” under New Jersey’s Wage Payment Law (“WPL”). Wages under the WPL are defined as...more

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Top 10 Employer Takeaways as New Jersey Cracks Down on AI Discrimination

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New Jersey recently put employers on notice: AI-driven bias is illegal discrimination. The state’s January 9 guidance on algorithmic discrimination makes it clear that the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) applies...more

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Preparing for 2025: New Laws and Workplace Posting Requirements for New Jersey Employers

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Heading into 2025, New Jersey employers should familiarize themselves with notable 2024 legislative and administrative actions in the employment space....more

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Update: Governor Murphy Signs NJ Pay Transparency Legislation

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On November 18, 2024, Governor Murphy signed into law pay transparency legislation, Senate Bill 2310, which will require employers to include a pay range in job postings and provide notice of promotional opportunities to...more

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New Jersey Passes New Pay Transparency Law

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On November 18, 2024, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A4151/S2310, which will require employers to provide pay transparency for employment opportunities advertised internally or externally to the general public. The new...more

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New Jersey Employers: Prepare for New Pay Transparency Requirements

The New Jersey legislature recently built on its 2019 efforts to increase pay-related protections for job applicants and current employees. Most employers will now be required to disclose pay ranges in their job postings and...more

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On Trend: New Jersey Hops on the Pay Transparency Bandwagon

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New Jersey has joined the growing ranks of jurisdictions that have enacted pay transparency laws. Senate Bill 2310 (“the Law”) was enacted on November 10, 2024, and approved on November 18, 2024 as Public Law 2024, chapter...more

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NJ State Assembly Passes Pay Transparency Legislation

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New Jersey is positioned to join the growing number of jurisdictions that have adopted pay transparency requirements. The New Jersey State Assembly recently passed Senate Bill 2310, which, if enacted, will require employers...more

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Getting Clear on NJ’s Upcoming Pay Transparency Law: Terms, Requirements + Noncompliance Consequences Employers Need to Know

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New Jersey is poised to join the growing list of states requiring employers to include the range of the hourly wage or salary in postings for new jobs or transfer opportunities. Senate Bill 2310 requires most businesses to...more

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Pay Transparency Law Takes Big Step Forward - here’s what that means for employers

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New Jersey moved closer to becoming the 11th state to enact a pay transparency law on Sept. 26, when the General Assembly passed A4151/S2310, which would require certain New Jersey employers to disclose their hourly wage or...more

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New Jersey Judge Interprets EFAA As Requiring Employment Claims to Be Split Into Two Forums

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Real World Impact: A recent New Jersey Superior Court decision interpreting the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) may require New Jersey employers to defend an employee’s...more

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New Jersey Passes Wage Transparency Law

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On September 26, 2024, the New Jersey Legislature passed Senate Bill 2310. This new law requires New Jersey employers to include certain information about compensation and benefits in both internal and external job postings. ...more

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New Year, Another Minimum Wage Increase in New Jersey: An Employer’s Guide to 2025

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For the seventh year in a row, New Jersey will be increasing its minimum wage effective January 1, 2025. Under a law passed in 2019, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) initially set a minimum...more

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New Jersey's Proposed Pay Transparency Law: Preparing for Potential New Compliance Obligations

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Real World Impact: The New Jersey legislature has passed a bill that, if signed, would require covered employers to disclose the compensation range and general description of benefits and other compensation programs for any...more

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Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Scores a Victory in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals

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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

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Clearing Up Confusion: New Jersey Division on Civil Rights Proposes Detailed Guidelines Concerning What Constitutes Disparate...

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On June 3, 2024, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights proposed new regulations addressing Disparate Impact Discrimination, N.J.A.C. 13:16 (the Proposed Rules) under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD)....more

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The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Caselaw Updates

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In Episode 28 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson discuss recent a number of New Jersey workers' compensation caselaw updates. Please make sure to like and subscribe to The Chartwell...more

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New Jersey Proposal for New Rules Pertaining to Disparate Impact Discrimination

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Q. Is there a new standard in New Jersey for disparate impact discrimination?...more

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New Jersey Wage Theft Act Does Not Apply Retroactively, Per the State Supreme Court

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On May 15, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in Maia v. IEW Construction Group that both the six-year look-back period and liquidated damages provided by the state Wage Theft Act (WTA) do not apply retroactively....more

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New Jersey Court Clarifies Application of 2019 Wage and Hour Law Amendments

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On August 6, 2019, New Jersey’s wage and hour laws were amended to include liquidated damages on some claims, a new retaliation cause of action, and expansion of the statute of limitations from two to six years (the “2019...more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies that Amendments to Wage Payment Law and Wage and Hour Law Are Prospective

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Supreme Court held that amendments to New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Law and Wage Payment Law that increase employer wage-hour liability are not retroactive....more

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New Jersey “Wage Theft”  Amendments Apply Only Prospectively

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In a unanimous decision, on May 15, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that the state’s amendments (Chapter 212) to the Wage Payment Law (WPL) and the Wage and Hour Law (WHL) apply prospectively, and therefore plaintiffs...more

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