6/11/2025 8:07:04 PM New Jersey pay transparency: How employers can remain compliant By Melissa Ferrara Wendy Choi Dylan Lembo On June 1, 2025, New Jersey officially joined 13 other states participating in the wage transparency trend. Governor Phil Murphy signed...
11/22/2024 8:13:59 PM New Jersey joins the wage transparency trend By Saranne Weimer Dylan Lembo New Jersey employers will soon have to adjust their recruitment practices with the recent passage and enactment of Senate Bill 2310...
6/7/2024 3:12:06 PM Attorney General and DCR proposes rule to clarify disparate impact discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination By John McDonald Saranne Weimer Wendy Choi On Monday, June 3, 2024, Attorney General Platkin and Director Sundeep Iyer of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) proposed a...
6/4/2024 4:10:52 PM New Jersey Supreme Court limits use of non-disparagement provisions in New Jersey LAD settlements By John McDonald Saranne Weimer Wendy Choi The New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Savage v. Township of Neptune, places limits on the enforceability of non-disparagement...
2/8/2023 8:35:49 PM Major changes coming for many New Jersey employers using temporary workers By John McDonald Saranne Weimer Many New Jersey employers, particularly those with fluctuating staffing needs, use temporary workers to supplement their staff....
10/6/2021 7:40:59 PM New Jersey expands protections for older workers By John McDonald Saranne Weimer On October 5, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (A681) amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) to expand...
7/9/2021 5:17:50 PM New Jersey continues its war on worker misclassification By John McDonald Saranne Weimer In early 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a series of bills aimed at identifying and penalizing entities for...
7/2/2021 8:37:53 PM Many NJ COVID-related Executive Orders set to expire July 4 By John McDonald Saranne Weimer On June 4, 2021, the New Jersey legislature passed legislation (A5820/S3866) enabling the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in...
6/25/2021 8:15:54 PM NJ workers’ compensation exclusivity not so exclusive anymore: NJ Supreme Court issues major ruling By Don Innamorato Saranne Weimer On June 8, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court made two significant rulings in Richter v. Oakland Board of Education. First, the Court...
5/27/2021 9:50:42 PM New Jersey expands COVID changes to include employers not open to the public By John McDonald Saranne Weimer As previously discussed, on May 24, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced the lifting of COVID-19 mask requirements for certain...
5/25/2021 8:28:56 PM NJ employers ready to ditch the masks? Not so fast. By John McDonald Saranne Weimer UPDATE: On May 26, 2021, Governor Murphy announced that he will be signing another Executive Order, effective Friday, June 4, 2021, that...
5/25/2021 6:29:50 PM Reminder to New Jersey employers: NJ WARN changes on the horizon By John McDonald Saranne Weimer Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, in January 2020, Governor Murphy signed into law sweeping changes to New Jersey’s...
3/23/2021 7:16:28 PM New Jersey issues guidance confirming employers can mandate COVID-19 vaccines By John McDonald Saranne Weimer New Jersey has confirmed that employers can mandate their employees be vaccinated for COVID-19. This move aligns New Jersey with federal...
2/25/2021 7:16:12 PM New Jersey legalizes recreational marijuana use: What this means for employers By John McDonald Saranne Weimer Claire Throckmorton On February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace...
10/28/2020 8:17:34 PM New Jersey implements additional safeguards for workers in response to rising COVID-19 cases By John McDonald Saranne Weimer On October 28, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192, which will require a series of workplace protections for workers...
6/10/2020 8:37:07 PM New Jersey “lifts” stay at home order – but little changes for most employers By John McDonald Saranne Weimer On June 9, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced on Twitter that he was “signing an Executive Order LIFTING [New Jersey’s]...