Category: Client Advisory
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06.29.2018
No Dues For You!
(Click here for printable PDF) On Wednesday the United States Supreme Court overturned a 41-year-old precedent which allowed unions to require unionized public sector employees who decline to become dues paying members of the union to instead pay “agency fees” in lieu of dues. . In Janus v. American Federation of State, County and […]
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05.04.2018
Paid Sick Leave Now the Law in New Jersey
(Click here for printable PDF) New Jersey has now joined several other states in passing a paid sick leave law. The law preempts paid sick leave ordinances adopted by several cities and towns so there is now one uniform law in this area for New Jersey employers. Here is what you need to know about […]
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04.25.2018
N.J. Governor Signs Sweeping Pay Equity Bill Requiring Employers to Justify Pay Differences Between “Substantially Similar” Jobs, or Face the Consequences
On April 24, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, a sweeping revision to New Jersey’s already broad Law Against Discrimination. While few would argue against the important goal of ending wage discrimination, the new law, which becomes effective on July 1, 2018 and which applies […]
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03.27.2018
Congress Passes Law Prohibiting Sharing of Employee Tips with the Company
In a political climate where gridlock has prevented the passage of any major employment laws by the United States Congress, the recent federal budget deal gave us a rare exception. As a result of a bill passed by Congress last week, and signed into law by President Trump on March 23, 2018, that extended the […]
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