Insights

On September 10, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (A.B. 1522) into law, making California the second state, after Connecticut, to require private employers to...

In August 2014, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. joined a growing list of jurisdictions that place limitations on an employer’s ability to obtain information about an applicant’s criminal history.  These laws are often...

The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (NJDCR) recently amended the “Discrimination in Employment” notice to add pregnancy as a protected category.  (See article previously reported on this site, “Roundup of Recent...

As previously reported here (see “New York City Council Amends and Expands Earned Sick Time Act“) the New York City Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) is scheduled to go into effect on April 1, 2014.  The law...

On February 26, 2014, the New York City Council amended the New York City Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) to, among other things, expand its coverage to employers with five or more employees. The law, as amended, will take...

As we move forward into 2014, we highlight several relatively new notice requirements for New Jersey employers. 1. Gender Equity Notice:  In 2012, Governor Chris Christie signed a new law (A2647), which requires New Jersey...

Effective January 30, 2014, New York City employers with four or more employees must provide reasonable accommodations for an employee’s pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, in accordance with a recent...

The New Jersey Department of Labor recently issued two new posters that employers must post in the workplace, links to which are included below: 1.    A new minimum wage poster listing the new rate of $8.25 per hour....

On Monday, October 21, 2013, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation that recognizes child models as child performers. The law is effective 30 days from its signing (i.e., November 20, 2013). The law...

Effective October 1, 2013, Connecticut employers will have additional obligations under Connecticut’s personnel file access law, in light of a June 21, 2013 amendment to the law (Public Act No. 13-176).  Overview of...