Regulations regarding the standards for the WIRE certification were anticipated, but so far have not been issued.

Earlier this year, New Jersey's Attorney General and the Division on Civil Rights issued guidance concerning Artificial Intelligence ("AI") discrimination in hiring...

On December 3, 2024, United States District Court Judge Amos Mazzant issued a nationwide order enjoining the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a law which required nearly all types of corporate entities to submit beneficial owner information to the Treasury Department.

New Jersey passed a new law requiring employers to provide greater transparency in hiring and promotional opportunities by disclosing certain compensation and benefits information.

Permanent changes to New Jersey work rules for minors became effective on June 1, 2023.

Considerable media attention has focused on Berling v. Gravity Diagnostics. In this Kentucky case, a jury awarded $450,000 to an employee because his employer held a birthday party for him at the office...

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), an employee who has a disability that makes it difficult to perform an essential function of the job...

On October 28, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation expanding New York's whistleblower law. The new law took effect on January 26, 2022.

The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has modified DCA Administrative Order No. 2021-11, which had several requirements for medical offices, including that patients and their companions wear masks in the office.

The New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) requires employers, depending on their size, to provide employees who work in New York City with 40 to 56 hours of paid safe and sick leave.

Earlier this month, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision reinstating a former bus driver's lawsuit alleging violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA").

Did you know that you must provide your employees with information about COBRA benefits at the time that employees ELECT health insurance coverage, not just when the employment relationship is ending?

In a surprise twist, following rejection at the Appellate Division earlier this Summer, a group of fourteen New Jersey hospitals will now have their challenge...

Did you know there is a public listing of employers who were found liable for wage violations and still have outstanding obligations regarding the violations?

New Jersey employers know that under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("NJLAD"), employees can request reasonable accommodations to perform their jobs.

In May, the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights issued guidance regarding the applicability of the Law Against Discrimination ("LAD") to Out-of-State Remote Workers.

Employers have dress code policies in place for many reasons – uniformity, safety and health, to name a few. To be compliant with the law, there are a few boundaries to which workplace dress code policies must adhere: the dress code requirements must not be discriminatory on the basis of any protected class and the dress code must be applied and enforced consistently.

In Keyport, New Jersey, rising concerns about cancer cases, particularly along First Street, have left many residents questioning whether environmental factors may be contributing to these diagnoses.

The answer is "it depends". The Medicare Secondary Payer ("MSP") rules determine which coverage is the primary payer when an employee is a beneficiary of both an employer's group health plan and Medicare.

As we advised in our prior blog post, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) promulgated regulations banning enforcement of most post-employment non-compete restrictions.