Starting June 1, 2025, most New Jersey employers will be required to announce and/or post all promotion opportunities. In addition, when an employer posts for a new job or transfer opportunity, whether externally or internally, it must include the hourly wage or salary, or a range of the hourly wage […]
Read moreJust saw this article from the Nukk-Freeman & Cerra law firm on a recent NJ LAD (Law Against Discrimination) case, based on a male/female dress code at a restaurant. A non-binary customer was denied entry in a sleeveless shirt. Sleeves were required for men, but not for women. The case […]
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01
Oct
2024
Why Settle, Instead of Litigate?
I’ve heard it from clients for many years: “Why should I settle and pay that !#@&%## a dime? We didn’t do anything wrong.” It’s a simple fact: Once your business has been sued for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or wrongful termination, it’s too late. Your organization is going to pay legal […]
Read moreNew Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination is one of the most employee-friendly civil rights laws in the nation, barring discrimination and harassment based on The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has issued a May, 2024 guidance clarifying that, whether employees working for a New Jersey employer live in New Jersey, commute […]
Read moreFor many years, New Jersey employers have been required to give every terminated employee a Form BC-10, which provides information about unemployment benefits. However, starting July 31, 2023, employers were also required to “immediately and simultaneously” send the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development’s Division of Unemployment Insurance […]
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