Beginning January 1, 2015, employers under the federal jurisdiction of OSHA will be required to comply with more stringent OSHA recordkeeping and reporting requirements. In the past, employers were required to report all work-related fatalities and all work-related hospitalizations of ...
On December 9, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published a Final Rule implementing President Obama’s Executive Order 13672, which incorporates “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes and bars related ...
On October 27, 2014, the New Jersey Assembly Labor Committee advanced amended legislation that would require employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees. The Legislature is joining a national and local trend to mandate paid sick leave in almost every workplace.
On October 27 ...
On January 1, 2015, New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase from $8.25 per hour to $8.38 per hour. In November 2013, voters approved a constitutional amendment to initially raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $8.25 per hour and then raise it annually according to the cost-of-living ...
Within the past few weeks, three New Jersey towns – Passaic, Paterson and East Orange – passed paid sick leave ordinances. Under these laws, private employers are required to provide paid sick leave to their employees who work a minimum number of hours per year within the city.
Within the ...
On June 19, 2014, in Rodriguez v. Raymours Furniture Co., 436 N.J. Super. 305 (App. Div. 2014), the New Jersey Appellate Division held that a contractual provision contained in an employment application that shortens the statute of limitations applicable to claims against the employer is ...
The IRS recently released draft forms and instructions for employers to review in connection with the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) employer mandate. These forms are merely in “draft” form and may change in the future, but they provide insight into the scope of information that likely ...
On July 18, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) ratified all administrative, personnel, and procurement actions approved and/or taken by the Board between January 4, 2012 and August 5, 2013. This ratification follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in NLRB v. Noel ...
On August 11, 2014, Governor Chris Christie signed into law the Opportunity to Compete Act, joining the national trend of “ban the box” legislation. The Legislature passed the underlying bill in June.
On August 11, 2014, Governor Chris Christie signed into law the Opportunity to Compete ...
On July 14, 2014, the EEOC issued Enforcement Guidance (“Guidance”) and Questions and Answers (“Q&As”) addressing pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. The Guidance explains the EEOC’s interpretations of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”) and the Americans ...