[Updated] Expansion of State/Local Sick Leave in Response to COVID-19
UPDATED August 2021 to reflect extensions of local ordinances into 2021. This article will be updated as we continue to...
New Jersey
[Updated] New Jersey Strengthens Worker Misclassification Laws
UPDATED – On July 8, 2021, N.J. Governor Phil Murphy signed a package of bills expanding the power of the...
[Updated] New Jersey Mandates COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols
On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order (“Order”) requiring employers that require (or permit) their workers ...
[Updated] Overview of State Bans on Hairstyle Discrimination
UPDATED August 2021 to include Oregon’s Equality Act. UPDATED April 2021 to include Connecticut’s Creating a Respectful and Open World...
New Jersey Delays Changes to WARN Act in Light of COVID-19
On April 14, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law modifications to the New Jersey WARN Act (the “NJ WARN ...
New Jersey’s Salary History Inquiry Ban Effective January 2020
Effective January 1, 2020, New Jersey employers are prohibited from 1) screening job applicants based on the applicant’s salary history;...
New Jersey’s WARN Act Now Mandates Severance Pay for Mass Layoffs
UPDATED MAY 4, 2020 Background: On January 21, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Senate Bill 3170 into law, amending the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant...
New Jersey Bans Hairstyle Discrimination
On December 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the “Create Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair...