On March 1, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed two lawsuits in federal court alleging sex discrimination based on sexual orientation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. These filings are noteworthy because sexual orientation is not a ...
On March 1, 2015, New Jersey’s Opportunity to Compete Act goes into effect. The law, dubbed “Ban the Box” legislation, prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from including a question on an employment application asking about the applicant’s criminal background. It also ...
On March 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Young v.
On March 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Young v. UPS, which employer and employee groups alike hoped would clarify whether employers must provide light duty and other workplace accommodations to ...
On February 11, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court raised the standards for plaintiffs in sexual harassment cases who are seeking to hold their employers vicariously liable for a supervisor’s alleged harassing conduct.
In Aguas v. State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Supreme Court held ...
On January 14, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided which test should be applied under New Jersey law to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor for purposes of resolving a wage payment or wage and hour claim. Hargrove v. Sleepy’s LLC presented that issue ...
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 ...