In our previous post, we discussed which major federal employment laws are triggered based upon the number of employees a business has. This post outlines which New Jersey employment laws are triggered as a business grows and hires more employees.
Read MoreWe often get questions from our New Jersey clients about the rights of employees who are going out on pregnancy and maternity leave. This issue can be confusing to business owners who have not dealt with the issue in the past due to several overlapping laws and state benefit programs. Adding to the potential confusion for employers, pregnancy and maternity leave involve both disability and family leave issues.
Read MoreOn August 1, 2022, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR), released updated workplace posters for the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). The updated posters can be found here and here, respectively. The posters are required to be displayed “in places easily visible” to those the laws protect.
Read MoreOn October 5, 2021, Governor Murphy signed into law an amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD), which significantly expanded the protections provided to certain older workers. More specifically, the amendment removed provisions from NJLAD that excluded employees of 70 years of age or older from some of the law’s protections.
Read MoreThe ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) raises numerous potential issues for employers. These include legal issues ranging from an employer’s obligation to provide a safe workplace and employee leave rights to practical matters such as whether to restrict business travel and allowing employees to work remotely. As the situation continues to develop, employers should prepare in case COVID-19 impacts their workforces by:
Read MoreAs we previously posted, in September 2019, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights issued guidance concerning race discrimination based upon hairstyles. On December 19, 2019, New Jersey essentially formalized that guidance with the enactment of the Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act (CROWN Act), which amended the Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) to expressly include protections for natural hairstyles.
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