New Jersey amended the New Jersey Opportunity to Compete Act (originally passed in 2014) which is commonly knows as "ban the box." The existing protection restricts employers with more than 15 employees from inquiring about criminal history during the initial phase of an employment application. It has been amended in December of 2017 to...

Steve Sweeney, Senate President (D-Gloucester) is co-sponsoring this bill calling it ‘a lifeline for working families." The bill, S-2528, has been advanced by the Senate Labor Committee by a margin of 3-1 in favor. a similar bill was vetoed by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and has now expected to...

Hourly workers in New Jersey are entitled to overtime pay for any hours over a total of 40 hours in a work week (7 days worked consecutively as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act.) New Jersey has no provision to compensate employees working over a set number of hours in a single day like...

A previously dismissed lawsuit filed against St. Theresa School in Kenilworth, NJ will continue following an appeal by the plaintiff. The case was previously dismissed in 2016 decision claiming a broad exemption for religious institutions. The plaintiff, Victoria Crisitello had been employed there for three years and disclosed to the school principal that she was...

AGEISM: The Huffington Post interviewed several workers from Starbucks who alleged age-based discrimination and even wrongful termination. Multiple of the former employees filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. One such employee named Candice, 42, was fired and replaced with a younger employee after much scrutiny from her boss. She said she started facing...

On November 9, 2017, The New Jersey Senate introduced Senate Bill 3518, which would constrain restrictive covenants or non-compete agreements with employees. A non-compete is a contract in which an employee promises not to take a job with a competitor for a certain period of time after the employment relationship ends or “an agreement...

In New Jersey, the workplace now has the toughest law against workplace discrimination. On March 26, 2018, the New Jersey Legislature passed the new pay equity law that will shield women and minorities from unequal pay. This law bans unequal pay for “substantially similar work” and allows victims of discrimination to sue for up...

Imagine that you began your day with an argument with your spouse or teenager. You’re naturally upset and frustrated by the quarrel, and this likely colors your emotions as you head to your job and start your work day. Thankfully, you get busy...

Paul Castronovo And Megan Frese Porio ‘Aguas v. State of New Jersey’ In Aguas, the Supreme Court of New Jersey created a sexual harassment trilogy. Aguas v. State of New Jersey, 2015 N.J. LEXIS 131 (N.J. Feb. 11, 2015). Aguas joined Lehmann v. Toys ‘R’ Us (1993) and Gaines v. Bellino (2002) in the...