On August 5, 2023, New Jersey’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Law took effect. Among other requirements, under the Law Temporary help service firms (i.e. staffing firms and temp agencies) must provide written notice of certain employment terms, keep certain records, and are jointly and severally liable with their clients.
Significantly, the Law also requires…
In honor of the 34th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the EEOC is launching a new webpage: Helpful Tools for Workers with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and Their Employers | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which is dedicated to providing resources for workers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.…
Employers who have been following the legal challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed non-compete ban may recall that on July 3rd, a federal court in Texas granted a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the ban from going into effect (which applied to just the parties in that case).
Yesterday, a Pennsylvania…
In October 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published a new rule relaxing the standard for determining whether two employers can be considered “joint employers” under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). That rule found that an entity could be considered a joint employer “if the employers share or codetermine those matters governing employees’…
Several recent decisions out of NJ serve as a strong reminder to tread very carefully before taking an adverse action against an applicant or employee for suspected or actual off-duty marijuana use.
In one recent case, the NJ Attorney General preliminarily found that a telecom company violated New Jersey’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to hire…
Employers have been on edge about how November’s polarizing presidential election may impact their workplace and its culture. Tensions are now further heightened following the attempted assassination of former President Trump last weekend during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Employers should take this moment to review policies and procedures regarding overall respect and tolerance in…
Vermont recently joined a number of states that require pay transparency in the hiring process. Under Vermont’s new law, companies must include the compensation or range of compensation for any job opening in Vermont.
Compensation range includes the minimum and maximum annual salary or hourly wage that the employer expects in good faith to pay…
Employers have been closely following legal challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed ban on non-competes
On July 3rd, a federal court in Texas ruled in favor of a company and other interested parties by granting a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the FTC ban from going into effect.
According to the…
A federal judge has enjoined the Department of Labor’s final rule that increases the minimum salary threshold for the FLSA’s executive, administrative, and professional exemptions from minimum wage and overtime requirements.
Notably, the injunction only applies to Texas government employees- private employers (including private employers in Texas) are still subject to the final rule.
Under…
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