Lyons to Speak on Paid Family Leave Act at NJBIA Seminar

 

Roseland, NJ, March 13, 2009 — M. Trevor Lyons, Connell Foley Senior Associate, spoke at New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) “Paid Family Leave” Seminar on March 6, 2009. Mr. Lyons is scheduled to speak for a second time on March 18, 2008, from 8:30 - 1:00 p.m., at the Sheraton Eatontown, NJ.  Mr. Lyons will speak about how New Jersey’s paid family leave works with unpaid leave under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and New Jersey’s Family Medical Leave Act (NJFLA).  

 

Mr. Lyons’ presentation to NJBIA members explained that while qualifying leave under any of one these statutes can and generally should be run concurrently with other qualifying leave, the Paid Family Leave Act only provides partial income replacement, and does not provide job protection or restoration rights.  An employee can be let go while on paid leave without violating that statute. In such circumstances, however, the job protection provisions of the FMLA or NJFLA still apply, and an employee may be entitled to job protection or job restoration under those statutes. Mr. Lyons also warned that even small private employers not subject to the FMLA or NJFLA should still be aware that termination decisions made during a paid leave can be challenged as discriminatory or retaliatory under anti-discrimination laws such a New Jersey’s Law against Discrimination (NJLAD) and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). 

 

Mr. Lyons has focused his practice in the area of labor and employment law. He provides diligent representation on behalf of management for a broad array of labor and employment related claims, including allegations of discrimination, employment contract disputes, restrictive covenants, wrongful terminations and whistleblower complaints.

 

The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) is an employer association providing information, services and advocacy for its member companies in order to build a more prosperous New Jersey. NJBIA is the nation's largest statewide employer association with 22,000 member companies in all industries and in every region of the State. It’s widely regarded as the most credible and effective advocate for business in the State.

 

For more information, please contact M. Trevor Lyons at 973-535-0500 or mlyons@connellfoley.com.