- Posts by Michael Shadiack
PartnerMichael Shadiack is the Chair of Connell Foley LLP’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Representing a broad spectrum of employers and management personnel in the private and public sectors, he provides litigation defense and ...
Employer wellness programs are intended to encourage healthier lifestyles or prevent disease among workers. These programs oftentimes use health risk assessments and biometric screenings to help determine a worker’s health risk factors, like body weight, cholesterol and blood ...
Effective today, March 2, employers in the City of Elizabeth, New Jersey will need to comply with a paid sick leave ordinance. The ordinance is designed to provide those working for an employer located in Elizabeth with paid sick leave from their jobs. It is similar to the ordinances passed in ...
On January 20, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an Administrator’s Interpretation clarifying the scope of joint employment for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). The Interpretation ...
As of January 19, 2016, an amendment to the New York State Human Rights Law requires New York employers with four or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for an employee’s pregnancy-related medical condition, unless the accommodation places an undue burden on the ...
1. MODERNIZE YOUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. Employee handbooks should be updated often - preferably on a yearly basis - in order to stay up-to-date with changing laws. Take the time to make sure your company’s handbook has a social media policy, addresses same-sex married couples, and provides ...
On December 8, 2015, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) submitted the so-called “Persuader Rule” to the Office of Management and Budget for review. The Persuader Rule applies to employers, attorneys, consultants and other persons who attempt to persuade employees to ...
On December 7, 2015, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued final regulations to the Opportunity to Compete Act (the “Act”), commonly known as the “Ban the Box” legislation. The Act, which has been in effect since March 1, 2015, restricts covered ...
On November 24, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit -- the federal court with jurisdiction over New Jersey -- issued an opinion that impacts how and when employers must compensate employees for a meal period. Joining the majority of federal appellate courts, the Third Circuit ...
Jersey City’s mayor and council have amended the city’s paid sick leave ordinance, expanding the law’s mandates. Originally passed in 2013, the city’s paid sick leave ordinance was the first in New Jersey to require employers to provide mandatory paid sick leave to their full-time ...
On January 1, 2016, New York City’s Affordable Transit Act will go into effect. The Act requires employers with 20 or more full-time employees to offer its employees the opportunity to use pre-tax wages toward certain commuting expenses. The Act defines a full-time employee as one who works ...