Top

Tag: New Jersey


Research

New Jersey Enacts New Workplace Poster Requirements

August 10, 2022

Via: SHRM

Earlier this year, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) issued proposed regulations to allow employers to satisfy the state’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and Family Leave Act (NJFLA) poster requirements via an internet or intranet site, rather than […]


Research

New Jersey Marijuana Law Employment Provisions Take Effect

September 1, 2021

Via: SHRM

On Aug. 19, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission issued long-awaited initial rules implementing the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, which Gov. Phil Murphy signed on Feb. 22. The act legalizes the use of recreational […]


News

Trending Now: New Jersey Employees Filing COVID-19 Complaints

June 29, 2020

Via: HR Hero

The pandemic brought pandemonium to many New Jersey workplaces. With the second-largest outbreak in the country (behind only New York) and being the most densely populated state, New Jersey was hit particularly hard by the pandemic, giving rise to a […]


News

New Jersey Clarifies, Further Expands Leave and Temporary DB During Epidemics

May 4, 2020

Via: HR Hero

Last month, Governor Phil Murphy signed S2374 into law, which further amends and clarifies the March 25 expansions to the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) and the New Jersey Temporary Disability Benefits Law (TDL). It also creates new reasons […]


News

New Jersey Salary History Ban Takes Effect January 1

December 18, 2019

Via: HR Hero

New Jersey’s new law prohibiting employers from screening job applicants based on their pay history takes effect on January 1, 2020. The law prohibits employers from asking current or prospective employees about their salary history, including wages, salaries, and/or benefits, […]


News

Another Part of Tough NJ Wage Payment Law Takes Effect Soon

October 16, 2019

Via: HR Hero

Another segment of New Jersey’s new, tougher wage theft law takes effect November 1. Most of the new law, which increases the penalties for employers that fail to pay wages owed under state law, is already in effect. That law […]


News

New Jersey Makes It Illegal To Require Victims in Discrimination or Harassment Cases to Remain Silent

March 25, 2019

Via: Evil HR Lady

When companies settle harassment, discrimination, or retaliation cases, it’s pretty standard that all parties sign non-disclosure agreements. For example, a Florida man had to give back an $80,000 settlement for discrimination after his daughter blabbed. But, New Jersey has decided […]