Preventive Law for Employers

Federal Employment Law

Mid-Year Federal Poster Updates–Get Yours Now!

The US Department of Labor has announced 2 revisions to their posters.  Please be sure that you post the  July 2016 versions of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act poster, https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf, and the Fair Labor Standards Act poster, https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/minwage.pdf.  And do it right away–the new posters are mandatory as of August […]

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What You Should Know about EEOC Regulations, Subregulatory Guidance and other Resource Documents

Here’s a nifty guide from our friends at the EEOC (https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USEEOC/bulletins/1477f8c) What You Should Know about EEOC Regulations, Subregulatory Guidance and other Resource Documents EEOC issues regulations, guidance and resource documents to implement federal workplace discrimination laws, help employees and employers understand their rights and obligations, and inform the public […]

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Workplace Violence: Be Prepared, Not Paranoid

You’d like to think it would never happen, but you know that it can. Assaults, stabbings, even shootings can occur at your workplace. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics about 5% of all workplaces experience an incident of violence every year. The FBI says that there is an active […]

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New OSHA Poster–Update Yours Today!

On April 28, 2015,  OSHA unveiled a new version of its “Job Safety and Health – It’s The Law!” poster.  All employers–no matter how small–must display the poster in a conspicuous place where workers can see it. The newly designed poster informs workers of their right to request an OSHA […]

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Yikes! Another Required Poster is Coming

On September 21, 2012, Governor Christie signed  P.L. 2012, c. 57, which mandates yet another poster in NJ break rooms.   Under the new law, employers with 50 or more workers must not only post, but also annually distribute and get signed acknowledgements for, a notice  “detailing the right to be free […]

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Who is Ann Kiernan?

Ann Kiernan is an employment lawyer who has been practicing law in New Jersey for more than 30 years. She represents only employers and management and regularly provides management training companies big and small. Employment law is constantly changing, and Ann is familiar how these changes affect employers. To keep up-to-date and learn what issues are currently affecting businesses and employers in New Jersey, read the blog.

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New Brunswick, NJ
08901-1716.

Ann may be reached via telephone at 732-846-3201 and email.

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