Blog Category: Employment & Discrimination
What Employers Need to Know About the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA)
Mar 17, 2021 | Written by: | Share
President Joseph R. Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11. The Act provides $1.9 trillion in relief funds across a broad range of areas. The following provisions are...
Proposed Bill Will Significantly Alter Employer’s Right to Require and Enforce Restrictive Covenants
Feb 26, 2021 | Written by: | Share
A proposed bill will soon be reviewed by the New Jersey Assembly Labor Committee that will limit an employer’s ability to impose non-compete agreements on employees in New Jersey.
NJ Supreme Court Rules that Employee-Volunteer at “Family Fun Day” Is Eligible for Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Feb 18, 2021 | Written by: | Share
The New Jersey Supreme Court has further defined the contours of the “social or recreational activity” exception to the Workers’ Compensation Act. See N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. In Goulding v. New Jersey...
Is an Employee Injured in Workplace Parking Lot Covered Under Workers’ Compensation?
Feb 9, 2021 | Written by: | Share
If an employee is injured in his/her employer’s parking lot on the way to or from work, is the injury considered to be “during the course of employment” and therefore covered under workers’...
Can Your Employer Force You to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19?
Feb 8, 2021 | Written by: | Share
The short answer to this question is yes. Although New Jersey does not have a statewide requirement for employees to receive vaccinations, an employer can mandate that its employees receive a...
Executive Order 192 Mandates COVID-19 Safety Protocols for NJ Employers
Nov 4, 2020 | Written by: | Share
Beginning on November 5, 2020, Governor Murphy’s Executive Order (EO) 192 (issued Oct. 28, 2020) will go into effect. The EO imposes mandatory protocols for employers to guard against the further...
Update on Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
Apr 1, 2020 | Written by: | Share
On March 10, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc., et al., (A-91-18) (082836), affirmed that a medical cannabis patient can assert a claim for employment...
Congress Passes Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES)
Mar 30, 2020 | Written by: | Share
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), a roughly $2 trillion stimulus measure that includes payments to millions of...
Employer Alert: Emergency FMLA and Sick Leave Expansion Signed Into Law Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
Mar 20, 2020 | Written by: | Share
On March 18, 2020, the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was signed into law. The FFCRA contains two separate acts that provide paid leave for absences resulting from...
New Jersey’s Response to Employment-Related Issues Prompted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Mar 19, 2020 | Written by: | Share
The widespread closure of businesses, potential short-term and long-term unemployment, reduced hours, and leave considerations have left New Jersey employers scrambling to find answers in connection...