New Jersey Business And Employment Law
On November 16, 2021, female employees of several large companies testified before the House Judiciary Committee in support of banning forced arbitration agreements contained in employment contracts. To be clear, the sole purpose of an arbitration clause is to keep...
On October 25, 2021, the EEOC provided much-needed guidance to both employees and employers on religious exemptions to COVID-19 workplace vaccination mandates. As companies begin returning to the office, many employers are requiring their employees to provide proof of...
As an employer, you depend on your employees to show up and do the work that you hired them to perform. When people don't come to work, even if they have a good reason, their personal issues start to impact your company's performance. Sometimes, workers will come to...
In September 2021, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a ruling in the City of Newark v. Superior Officers Association, et. al. This case is one of the first dealing with the validity of vaccine mandates in the workplace in New Jersey. On August 10, 2021, the...
On September 21, 2021, the NJ Supreme Court ruled on an issue that arose from an attorney’s use of Facebook in its early days. In 2007, Defendant’s attorney’s paralegal sent a Facebook “friend” request to the plaintiff to access his private Facebook posts in a...
As employers begin their march back towards normalcy and require employees to return to work at physical locations, some employees may find this harder than others. Working moms are impacted as their young children are still unvaccinated and child care options may be...
Richter v. Oakland Board of Ed. The NJ Supreme Court recently decided the case of Richter v. Oakland Board of Education reviving an employee’s dismissed claims against her employer. This case hits close to home. Mary Richter, a Type One Diabetic, like my son, asked...
Rios v. Meda Pharmaceutical, Inc. NJ Supreme Court June 16, 2021 The NJ Law Against Discrimination prohibits discrimination based upon race, ethnicity, and national origin, amongst numerous other protected categories. If you are alleging that the discrimination...
When you hire someone to work for your company, you must classify them. You have to decide whether you want to pay them a salary or on an hourly basis. You also have to determine if you want them to work full-time or part-time. Some companies will choose to bring on...
Often, a document that you sign accepting some benefit from your employer may contain an agreement to arbitrate some or all of your claims against that employer. To be enforceable, the language of the arbitration clause must clearly and specifically inform the...