Business Owners, Do You Know How Many Employees Trigger Coverage Under New York’s Employment Laws?

In our previous posts, we discussed which major federal and New Jersey employment laws are triggered based upon the number of employees a business has. This post outlines which New York employment laws are triggered as a business grows and hires more employees. To complicate matters, many employers in the New York City metropolitan area have employees working in both New York and New Jersey, so need to comply with the laws of all three jurisdictions, plus potentially New York City’s laws.

Understanding New Jersey’s Pregnancy and Maternity Leave Laws

We 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.

New Jersey Again Amends its Family Leave Laws in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

As we previously posted, on March 25, 2020, New Jersey amended its Family Leave Act (NJFLA) and Temporary Disability Benefits Law (NJTDL) in response to COVID-19. On April 14, 2020, New Jersey again amended the NJFLA and NJTDL to clarify, and make technical corrections, to the previous amendments. New Jersey employers need to be aware of these changes in the event that employees seek or are eligible for family leave or temporary disability benefits.

Preparing Your Business for the Coronavirus

The 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:

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