There have been lots of developments in New Jersey employment law over the past year. Here are the highlights of what’s coming in 2020: Minimum wage It’s now $11 per hour, as of January 1, 2020. The rate will go up by a dollar each January 1 through 2024 , […]
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11
Jan
2020
Happy New Year!
New Jersey now has one of the most comprehensive laws in the nation protecting mothers who are breastfeeding or expressing milk. Breastfeeding was added to the list of protected characteristics under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, which applies not only to the workplace, but also to housing and public […]
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03
Jan
2018
Updates to NJ Ban the Box Law Now In Effect
In the waning days of his term, Governor Christie has signed a piece of bipartisan legislation which closes some loopholes in NJ’s Opportunity to Compete Law, our version of Ban the Box legislation. This 2014 statute prohibits most companies with 15 or more employees from advertising that people with criminal […]
Read moreI am pleased to announce that I will be teaching the “Internal Investigations Certificate Program“, which will be held in New York on 5/22/2017. This intensive, three-day program is designed to provide you with a thorough grounding in internal investigations – and to arm you with the knowledge of how […]
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19
Jan
2017
Check Off These 2017 NJ Compliance Items
Happy New Year! If you have not already done so, please get ready to make your annual distribution of the CEPA and Gender Equity notices Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) If you have 10 or more employees and at least one of them works in the Garden State, you must not only […]
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