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Noncompete Agreements Once Again Under Attack in New Jersey

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A pair of bills were introduced in the New Jersey Legislature seeking to ban or significantly restrict employers’ ability to enter into and enforce noncompete agreements. The proposed legislation (S4385 and S4386) seeks to...more

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NJ Employers Required to Provide Compensation and Benefits Disclosures

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Last month, New Jersey’s Pay and Benefit Transparency Act (NJPBTA) officially took effect, placing new compensation disclosure criteria on employers in the state, and providing jobseekers access to important information that...more

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NJ Bill Broadly Banning Non-Competes + No-Poach Agreements Would Impact Employers Immediately

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The New Jersey Legislature is considering a bill (S4385/A5708) banning non-compete clauses, with limited exceptions, and prohibiting no-poach agreements between employers and workers. Appearing to take a page from the now...more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Confirms: Commissions Are Wages Under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law

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In a decision with significant implications for employers and employees alike, the New Jersey Supreme Court on March 17, 2025, clarified that commissions constitute wages under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (“NJWPL”)....more

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New Jersey and New York Legislators Introduce Bills Proposing New Restrictions on Employment Agreements

Following the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed non-compete ban being overturned last year, certain state legislatures remain focused on limiting restrictions on employees. Recently, New Jersey and New York lawmakers each...more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Finds Commissions Are Considered “Wages” Under State Law

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On March 17, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that commissions are considered “wages” under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (“NJWPL”). This critical decision clarifies that commissions are direct monetary compensation...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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New Jersey Supreme Court Declares Commissions Are Wages Under Wage Payment Law

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In a ruling that should command the attention of all employers in New Jersey who employ and pay commission-based salespersons, the New Jersey Supreme Court has held that commissions are wages under the New Jersey Wage Payment...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 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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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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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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Reminder for New Jersey Employers: Review Employment Law Updates and Poster Requirements for 2024

Last year, New Jersey continued its expansion of workplace legislation with potentially far-reaching consequences for the state’s employers. By way of highlight and summary, New Jersey’s 2023 employment-related measures...more

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New Jersey Adopts Changes Affecting Service Employees During Changes in Ownership

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Governor Philip D. Murphy recently signed Assembly Bill 4682 / Senate Bill 2389, establishing various employment protections for specific “service employees” during changes of ownership. This bill goes into effect on October...more

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New Jersey Published Proposed Regulations Implementing the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights”

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Q. Are there any updates related to New Jersey’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights? A. Yes. As previously reported, in February, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights (the...more

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New Jersey Department of Labor Proposed Regulations Clarify Requirement That Temporary Workers Be Paid the Same as Clients’...

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Earlier this year, on February 6, 2023, the New Jersey Governor signed the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights into law. On August 21, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Division of...more

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New Jersey Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights: Regulations Issued

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued its proposed regulations for New Jersey’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights. The proposed regulations provide some clarity on several...more

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New Jersey Publishes Proposed Regulations as the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Takes Effect

As we previously reported, on May 8, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) published a web page providing guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (the “FAQs”) to assist...more

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Temporary Rules for Temporary Workers? New Jersey Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights

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Earlier this year New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights (the “Bill of Rights”), which established numerous labor and employment protections for large portions of New Jersey’s...more

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New Jersey Issues New Proposed Regulations on the Temporary Workers Bill of Rights for Comment

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On July 21, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development posted on its website proposed regulations to implement the New Jersey Temporary Workers Bill of Rights.  Public comments on the proposal will be...more

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New Jersey Court Imposes Limits on State Law’s Near-Limitless Definition of Disability

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Although both the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibit disability and perceived disability discrimination in the workplace, the LAD definition of...more

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Ignore No More: NJ’s Amended Unemployment Compensation Law Increases Employer Reporting Obligations and Penalties

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Many employers commonly ignore requests from the New Jersey Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance (“Division”) to provide the reason they terminated an employee’s employment.  With the recent amendments...more

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Federal Court Holds That Employees Cannot File Private Lawsuits Against Their Employers Under New Jersey Cannabis Law

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In a case of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey found the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“the Act”) does not create a private...more

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New Jersey DOL Takes Steps to Implement the Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights

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Executive Summary: As discussed in our previous Alert, in February 2023, New Jersey enacted the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights,” the most expansive law of its kind in the nation providing “temporary workers” with new...more

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New Jersey's Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights is First in the Nation to Require Equal Pay for Temporary Workers

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On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights.” This new law, the most expansive of its kind in the nation, provides “temporary workers” with new rights and...more

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