Tag Archives: New Jersey

New Jersey’s Expansion of Family Leave for COVID-19

By Fanny Ferdman on April 20, 2020 Posted in New Jersey

On April 14, 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation (S2374) to expand the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). The basic idea behind it is to ensure that eligible employees who need to take time off to care for a family member during the COVID-19 outbreak (and other similar health epidemics) can take up to … Continue Reading

New Jersey and Illinois Join the Salary History Ban Train

By Marc-Joseph Gansah on August 15, 2019 Posted in Wage and Hour

On July 25, 2019, Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver signed NJ A1094 (“the Law”) banning salary history requests in New Jersey. The Law will take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. The Law makes it unlawful for an employer to (1) screen a job applicant based on the applicant’s salary history, (2) require that the applicant’s salary … Continue Reading

Panic Buttons for New Jersey Hotel Housekeepers

By Amanda Van Hoose Garofalo on June 12, 2019 Posted in Harassment, New Jersey

On June 11, Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., signed into law legislation that will require hotels that have 100 or more guest rooms to provide their housekeepers and room service employees with panic buttons effective January 2020. Panic buttons have gained widespread attention as a result of the #MeToo movement – the idea being that a … Continue Reading

Latest Scoop From New Jersey on Independent Contractor Misclassification May Cause Employers Brain Freeze

By Todd Lebowitz on January 20, 2015 Posted in Independent Contractor, Retail, Wage and Hour

An ice cream parlor in Dania Beach, Florida, features The Original Kitchen Sink Sundae, which contains up to 30 scoops, plus chocolate syrup, marshmallows, nuts, whipped cream, and a variety of berries. Customers can choose from any of the 38 flavors offered, and this menu item has earned Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlor plenty of positive … Continue Reading

New Jersey Becomes the Sixth State to Ban the Box for Private Employers

By Todd Lebowitz on August 12, 2014 Posted in Background Checks

Criminal background questions on employment applications will no longer be permitted in New Jersey, effective March 1, 2015. New Jersey joins Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Rhode Island to become the sixth state to ban the box for private employers. As we blogged here, the Illinois law takes effect January 1, 2015. Several cities have … Continue Reading

Illinois Joins Ban-The-Box States; New Jersey May Be Next

By Todd Lebowitz and Melissa Siebert on July 23, 2014 Posted in Background Checks

Illinois Criminal background questions on employment applications will no longer be permitted in Illinois, effective January 1, 2015. On July 19, Governor Quinn signed the Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act, making Illinois the fifth state to prohibit private employers from asking criminal history questions at the initial application stage. Illinois joins Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, … Continue Reading