New Jersey Clarifies Used of Paid Sick Leave

Through new regulations, New Jersey clarified the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law (NJESLL). To comply with the law, an employer’s paid time off (PTO) policy must allow an employee to use all PTO for reasons covered by the ESLL, permit employees to use the time off as required by the NJESLL, pay...
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Jury Awards $6M in Racial Bias Suit

The lawsuit was filed by Rebecca McCarthy, an African American woman fired from her $190,000-per-year position as vice president of clinical leadership at the company's location in Bound Brook. A Bergen County jury has awarded a $6 million verdict in a racial discrimination suit by...
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#MeToo on Wall Street

“A textbook case of sexual harassment” on Wall Street Sara Tirschwell, a former employee of the asset-management firm TCW, filed a lawsuit against her former company, TCW’s chief executive, and her former boss Jess Ravich. She alleges that after rebuffing her boss’s sexual...
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New Jersey Bans Employers From Past Salary Inquiries

Phil Murphy, New Jersey's Governor signed "Executive Order #1" hours after being sworn in which bans the practice of inquiries into salary history during the hiring of public employees. The order took effect February 1st, 2018 and is aimed at helping eliminate the gender wage gap in New Jersey. Currently women earn approximately 80%...
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