On February 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a sweeping expansion of Family Leave in New Jersey.  The bill signed into law is 94 pages and amends a number of statutes.  Add this to the list of recent employment regulations enacted by the State, including Equal Pay and Paid Sick Leave. … Continue reading New Jersey Expands Family Leave →

November 6, 2018, by Jeff Schervone New Jersey's Earned Sick Leave Law went into effect on October 29, 2018, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development ("LWD") launched a website with information for employers and employees. Under the new law, most employers must provide their employees with earned sick leave. "For every 30 hours worked, … Continue reading New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law is Live →

By Jeff Schervone - August 10, 2018  New Jersey continues to adopt a raft of remedial employment laws, including the recent Equal Pay Act  and the Paid Sick Leave Act.  Now, the New Jersey Legislature has its sights set on private contracts, namely employment-related nondisclosure agreements, or NDAs.  When (not if) adopted, these NDAs will … Continue reading New Jersey Bill Set To Shred Employment-Related NDAs →

N.J. Extends Law Against Discrimination to Equal Pay. Effective July 1, 2018

12/7/2015 – by Jeff Schervone Congress is advancing legislation to push back against a July, 2015 ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In BFI Newby Island Recyclery, a partisan and divided NLRB expanded the Joint-Employer Rule, a judicial interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Up to now, the rule limited application … Continue reading The Affordable Burger Act: Congress Pushes Back Against the NLRB and Unions →