Our readers may recall that earlier this year, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Earned Sick Leave Act, requiring employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave to employees in a benefit year. Starting October 29, 2018, New Jersey employees may accrue one hour of earned sick leave for every 30 Read more
On January 1, 2018, the minimum wage increased in 18 states, an even greater number of municipalities, and on the federal level for employees of federal contractors. Employers were required to pay employees at the updated hourly wage rate and, in many cases, update their outdated workplace posters with a 2018 minimum wage poster. While Read more
Today we observe Veterans Day, the federal holiday dedicated to honoring veterans of the U.S. armed forces. While it is important to spend this one day a year in recognition of their military service, it is equally important that we spend the other 364 days ensuring that we’re providing veterans with the tools and opportunities Read more
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed the Opportunity to Compete Act, also known as “Ban the Box” legislation. The law will go into effect March 1, 2015 and applies to New Jersey employers with 15 or more employees. Under the law, employers may not post job advertisements indicating that people that have been arrested Read more
Passaic, East Orange and Paterson are the latest New Jersey cities to pass mandatory paid sick leave ordinances. The terms of the laws are similar: covered employers will be required to give all employees one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. Employers with fewer than 10 employees would not be required Read more
The New Jersey legislature has approved to new bills that will affect New Jersey employers’ hiring practices. These measures are: “Ban the box”— a law that would prohibit employers from inquiring about job candidates’ criminal histories during the initial hiring process; and Discrimination against the unemployed— a law that would prohibit employers from considering applicants’ Read more
All private employers in the City of Newark, NJ are required to provide employees with up to five days paid sick time off under the City’s new Paid Sick Leave law and to post the City of Newark Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Poster. Who is eligible for paid sick leave? Employees who work in the Read more
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) has released a new mandatory state posting, the New Jersey SAFE Act. The SAFE Act provides New Jersey employees up to 20 days of unpaid leave to address circumstances resulting from domestic violence or a sexually violent offense. Under the SAFE Act, leave may be Read more
Since January of this year, the New Jersey legislature has been considering a bill to raise the state minimum wage from $7.50 per hour to $8.50 per hour. Last May, the State Assembly passed the bill. Next, it’s the State Senate’s turn weigh in and it may make a decision as early as next week. Read more
New Jersey has a brand new labor law posting requirement in the works, but it may be a while before we finally get to see it. Recently, New Jersey passed a new Gender Equity law (AB 2647) which requires employers to post and distribute a notice to each worker that details their right to be Read more
