(Click here for printable PDF)   New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has issued “Proposals to Strengthen New Jersey’s Anti-Harassment Laws,” that if enacted into law, will significantly expand the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”). The proposed legislation is consistent with what is quickly becoming a countrywide push to expand laws aimed at preventing sexual […]

“Viewpoint: Dispelling Myths and Avoiding Common Mistakes for Noncompete Agreements” By Mark Oberstaedt and Douglas Diaz, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), March 2, 2020

When: March 6, 2020 | 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM Where: The Westin Mt. Laurel, 555 Fellowship Rd., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Archer Faculty: Peter L. Frattarelli, Esq.  Overview: Understanding New Jersey’s various employee leave laws is more challenging than ever. This seminar takes a hands-on practical approach to understanding the interplay of federal and […]

When: February 26, 2020 | 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM Where: Hanover Marriott, 1401 Rt 10 E, Whippany, NJ 07981 Archer Faculty: Ashley LeBrun will be presenting the “Leave as an Accommodation” section Overview: Understanding New Jersey’s various employee leave laws is more challenging than ever. This seminar takes a hands-on practical approach to understanding […]

Peter Frattarelli, chair of Archer’s Labor & Employment Law practice group, gives his thoughts on discussing mental illness in your workplace in this article on Health.com.

(Click here for printable PDF) Last month, the New Jersey Appellate Division published its first opinion interpreting the New Jersey Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a statute which amended the NJ Law Against Discrimination to include prohibitions against pregnancy discrimination. The Court in Delanoy v. Township of Ocean, et al., held that an employer’s policy designed to […]

(Click here for printable PDF) Sparked by recent bankruptcies, on January 21, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill amending the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, otherwise known as the “N.J. WARN Act,” lowering the standard required to issue notices and mandating severance payments to employees involved in certain plant closings, transfers, […]

(Click here for printable PDF) New Jersey is taking a sledgehammer to employers who misclassify their workers as independent contractors. It is already difficult for employers to pass the stringent independent contractor test utilized by the state’s Department of Labor (DOL) which requires, in part, a showing that the worker at issue has his own […]

(Click here for printable PDF)   The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently issued a new rule to revise and update its regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).   Under the FLSA, one company may be found to be a joint employer of a worker even though it is […]

(Click here for printable PDF) In Pennsylvania, an employer who wants current employees to sign a restrictive covenant must provide the employee with new consideration, as employment itself is only sufficient consideration to start the employment relationship. Pulse Technologies, Inc. v. Notaro, 620 Pa. 322, 327 (2013). What constitutes “new consideration?” And how much of […]