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...
Category: Employment Law

EEOC, DOL, and NLRB Announce Joint Initiative to Combat Workplace Retaliation
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...

What is the Joint Employer Rule?
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...

Use of Credit History in the Hiring Process
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...

Why Was the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Created?
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...

What Happens If You Break a Restrictive Covenant in Your Employment Contract?
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...

How Enforceable is a Non-Solicitation Agreement?
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...

Are You Suffering in a Hostile Work Environment?
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...

Employer Violating the Equal Pay Act
The Equal Pay Act of 1963, passed as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act, was created by Congress in an attempt to right sex-based pay inequities that have historically plagued the earning potential of women. The hope of the Equal Pay Act was for women to receive “equal pay...

Holiday Leave Laws
With the holidays in the not-so-distant future, you may be wondering what your holiday leave rights are as an employer. There are a number of relevant laws in this discussion both at the state and federal level. Today, we will take a look at some of the holiday leave laws that may...