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Behind the Curtain: New NJ Arbitration Organization...
On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law what appears to be first of its kind state legislation regulating arbitration organizations, such as the American Arbitration... Read More > -
New Laws Concerning Worker Misclassification...
On January 20, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a legislative package concerning worker misclassification and exploitation. The law cracks down on employee misclassification by allowing... Read More > -
Challenges Will Continue To Mount For Employers In 2020...
Remember Johnny Carson’s soothsaying alter-ego Carnac the Magnificent? No? Fine. Instead, settle in for some prognostication from me, the Fearless Forecaster. Once again I will gaze (not Adam... Read More > -
The Tight Job Market Should Cause All Employers To Review...
With the economy remaining strong, and qualified employees being in demand, employers must act, if they haven’t already, to protect their trade secrets and their other confidential information,... Read More > -
New Jersey Bans Discrimination Based on Hairstyles...
The New Jersey Legislature recently continued its efforts to remain one of the leading states in the Country in protecting employee rights. On December 19, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed a law... Read More > -
Supreme Court to Decide LGBTQ Rights...
On October 8, 2019, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments concerning whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which includes, among other things, discrimination based upon sex, also... Read More > -
Employers Need To Protect Themselves From Expected Next...
While not a new issue, the next wave of employment claims will likely be led by state and federal departments of labor pursuing claims against employers for misclassifying as independent contractors... Read More > -
Employers Face Exposure Under New FLSA Overtime Rule...
This past Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its final rule updating the commonly referred to “white collar” exemptions to the Fair Labor Standard... Read More > -
The FAIR Act...
Last Friday, new legislation known as the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (the FAIR Act), HR 1423, was passed in the US House of Representatives. There is also a companion Senate bill, S.... Read More >