COVID-19 vaccination requirements in workplaces continued to ramp up in the past few months. Back on November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule requiring the majority of Medicare and Medicaid certified providers and suppliers to have staff members vaccinated within 60 days. This...

The Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Charlotte A. Burrows, has made clear that retaliation in the workplace is both a persistent and urgent problem across America. She has asserted that the staggering increase in the percentage of charges alleging retaliation over the last 20 years has merited big...

Employees in New Jersey are protected by a number of employment laws at both the state and federal levels. These are laws that guard against adverse actions wrongfully taken by employers such as discrimination and failure to pay minimum wage. For these laws and protections to apply, however, there must be an...

The hiring process can be intense on both sides. Potential employees are anxious to present their best selves to potential employers. Employers want a vetting process that helps ensure they are selecting the right person for the job. As employers work towards instituting a hiring process that encourages the selection of a...

There is always a story behind a law. There is always a reason it was passed and a purpose for it. If you have heard of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, then you know that this piece of legislation overhauled corporate regulations back in the early 2000s. A comprehensive reform of the financial practices...

Employment contracts will often have what are called “restrictive covenants” included in them. Essentially, a restrictive covenant is a clause, or it can be contained in an agreement in and of itself, whereas a person or entity is restricted from engaging in certain actions and activities. For instance, a restrictive covenant may...

There are several different restrictive covenants that you may find in an employment agreement in New Jersey. A covenant not to compete is one. A non-disclosure covenant is another. You may also find a non-solicitation covenant. New Jersey law may disfavor covenants, generally speaking, as they can be seen as undue restrictions...

We spend so much of our lives working. After all, someone has to pay the bills, right? While most of us will find struggles in the workplace, whether it is an overwhelming to-do list or contending with the varying personalities of co-workers, no one should have to contend with a hostile...