Sad, but true, from Jon Hyman’s always-informative blog, http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/: My summer reading list includes Joel Stein’s Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity. The book recounts the self-proclaimed effete Stein’s journey to become more masculine in the wake of the birth of his son. In one chapter, Stein spends a […]
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17
Jul
2012
An award of employer’s legal fees? Fat chance!
27
Jun
2012
Criminal Convictions Can Lead to Unemployment
Kiernan’s Corner is happy to feature a guest post this time, by my NJ Attorneys List collegaue Adam Rosenblum: Studies have shown that criminal convictions make it much harder to secure employment and, quite often, are a factor employers consider when firing people. When you take this into consideration, along with […]
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08
Jun
2012
Don’t Ignore New Hire Reporting!
In the past two weeks, two different clients–one old, one new– told me that they had never heard of new hire reporting. So, I figured it was time for a blog post on the subject. Here are the basics: Under New Jersey and the federal law, all public, private, non-profit, and government […]
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18
Mar
2012
Jailed worker held ineligible for unemployment
Crystal Mandall was a dental assistant, working at a New Jersey dental pratice for 2 1/2 years. She was arrested on criminal charges unrelated to work, and jailed for almost 2 weeks. While she was in jail, she was terminated and a replacement was hired. When she got out of jail, […]
Read moreOn November 26, 2011, we reported that the New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) issued a new six-page notice/poster summarizing the laws on the maintenance and reporting of employment records that all NJ employers must (1) distribute to all employees, and (2) post in the workplace. The NJDOL has now issued an alternate […]
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