(Click here to view printable PDF) The legislative assault on non-competes that we have been reporting on continues. In a bipartisan federal bill introduced days ago, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) have once again reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act (Senate Bill 200 S200). While this bill was introduced last […]

(Click here to view printable PDF) On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a rule that would ban non-compete agreements nationwide, as we wrote about in our recent alert. The proposed ban has been called “the most audacious federal rule ever proposed” representing a “breathtaking power grab over Noncompete Agreements,” among many other […]

(Click here to view the printable PDF) The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement, Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA”) prohibits New Jersey employers from taking adverse employment actions against employees who lawfully use cannabis outside of work. However, the Act permits employers to make employment decisions if employees are under the influence at work, but […]

Peter Frattarelli, Chair of Archer’s Labor and Employment Group will be interviewed on New Jersey 101.5 Town Hall broadcast, hosted by Eric Scott, scheduled for Thursday, November 11th at 7:00pm. This program will  focus on vaccine mandates and the legal obligations, rights and options available for both employer and employee. The program is NOT to discuss […]

Peter Frattarelli, Chair of Archer’s Labor and Employment Group will be interviewed on New Jersey 101.5 Town Hall broadcast, hosted by Eric Scott, scheduled for Thursday, November 11th at 7:00pm. This program will  focus on vaccine mandates and the legal obligations, rights and options available for both employer and employee. The program is NOT to discuss […]

(Click here for printable PDF) Just shy of two months after President Biden announced that private employers would be required to implement a “soft” vaccine mandate. (See our Alert on this announcement here), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued the Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) for private employers of 100 or more employees. This […]

(Click here for printable PDF)  On October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new guidance for employers addressing requests for religious exemptions from employer vaccination mandates or other COVID-19 policies. The agency added “Section L” to its existing “Technical Assistance Questions and Answers” related to COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, […]

Last month, the Third Circuit upheld Drexel University’s decision to terminate an employee after she took an unapproved extended leave of absence for her medical condition.  In Watson v. Drexel University, Drexel University (“the University”) granted an initial leave of absence under the federal Family Leave Leave Act (“FMLA”) to an employee diagnosed with leiomyoma […]

When: October 26-30, 2021 Where: Arizona Biltmore, 400 E Missouri Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85016 Overview: The event will feature signature continuing legal education seminars, providing updates and practical information in key areas like family, labor and employment, and civil practice law and will also include sessions designed to examine and explore Latinx and social justice issues […]

  (Click here for printable PDF) On Tuesday, October 5th, New Jersey Governor Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill, A681, imposing additional age discrimination protections, which expands the current prohibition of discrimination and harassment based on age under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”). The NJLAD prohibits discrimination and harassment based on many protected […]