As of September 1, 2011, all new New Jersey public employees must live in the Garden State. The New Jersey First Act, P.L. 2011, c.70, requires all newly hired public employees to be New Jersey residents or to move to the state within one year of taking a position. Current […]
Read moreEffective June 1, 2011, New Jersey will have a law that bars employers from advertising that the unemployed need not apply. The new statute, N.J.S.A. 34:8B-1, prohibits an employer from publishing in print or on the Internet a job listing providing that the job qualifications include current employment; that jobless applicants will not be […]
Read moreFor years, NJ and federal law have differed about when and how and employer can “round” start and stop times. Under the FLSA, employers who use a time clock could round start and stop times to the nearest five minutes, tenth of an hour, or nearest quarter of an hour. This takes […]
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05
Jan
2011
It’s CEPA notice time!
Reminder: All NJ employers with at least 10 workers must annually distribute, either in hard copy or electronically, the required notice under the NJ Conscientious Employee Protection Act. The notice–English and Spanish– is here. Make sure to fill in the appropriate contact person information before distributing the notice to your employees. […]
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01
Sep
2010
NJ cracks down on bad employees
On July 2, 2010, New Jersey unemployment law was changed to make it more difficult for bad employees to receive unemployment benefits. The new law extends from 6 to 8 weeks the period of disqualification for employees fired for fired for work-related misconduct. It also creates a new category of complete […]
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