(Click here for printable PDF) On Tuesday, October 5th, New Jersey Governor Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill, A681, imposing additional age discrimination protections, which expands the current prohibition of discrimination and harassment based on age under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”). The NJLAD prohibits discrimination and harassment based on many protected […]

On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, which essentially required federal contractors to implement a “hard” vaccine mandate for their employees against COVID-19 (“hard” means no option for weekly testing in lieu of the vaccine).  This is accomplished by requiring federal executive agencies and contractors of every level to include clauses requiring […]

(Click here for printable PDF) On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he is instructing the United States Department of Labor (“USDOL”), specifically OSHA, to issue emergency rules requiring all employers with more than 100 employees to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine or require weekly testing. OSHA has publicly stated that this requirement will […]

(Click here for printable PDF) As workplaces nationwide are returning to in-person operations, two important questions have been raised about COVID-19 vaccines: (1) can employers require that their employees be vaccinated in order to return to work? and (2) can employers offer incentives to encourage employees to receive the vaccine? The federal Equal Employment Opportunity […]

(Click here for printable PDF)   On December 31, 2020, the Family’s First Coronavirus Response Act’s (“FFCRA”) requirement that employers provide paid leave for COVID-19 related reasons officially expired. However, in the latest stimulus bill passed under the new Biden Administration, the FFCRA paid leave was further extended (until September 2021) and even expanded in […]

(Click here for printable PDF) Employers nationwide are contemplating offering incentives to encourage employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a way to avoid the practical and potentially disruptive alternative of requiring employees to be vaccinated. Although it has been determined by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that requiring all employees to be vaccinated […]

In a world where layoffs and terminations are a possibility for any business, it is essential that employers understand some of the critical mistakes they could make when providing severance payments to employees. Here are some of the biggest ones we have seen and how to conquer them: Not having a written agreement with a […]

As a cautious employer, let’s say you run a criminal background check on all of your applicants.  Your latest candidate’s report comes up with an arrest record from just a few months ago for theft, but no conviction. What do you do? In a situation like this, it is best to call counsel because the […]

(Click here for printable PDF) On Wednesday, October 22, 2020, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) expanded the definition of “close contact” for purposes of determining an exposure to COVID-19. This new definition will have an immediate and important impact for all employers. Specifically, this new definition changes how workplaces (and beyond) […]

(Click here for printable PDF) On August 18, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that an employee’s continued employment was sufficient to manifest assent to the terms of an arbitration agreement, and reinstated the trial court’s order to compel arbitration over New Jersey Law Against Discrimination claims. However, the employer in that case, Pfizer, […]