http://www.elinfonet.com/starticles/31 Articles discussing workplace law in New Jersey. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:02:45 EST en-us http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3877 Article: 3877 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On January 9, 2012, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law the New Jersey Trade Secrets Act, which establishes principles governing protection of trade secrets and remedies for their misappropriation. In doing so, New Jersey has joined the mainstream in the trade secrets arena: New York, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Texas are the only remaining states without a statute modeled on the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. While the New Jersey Trade Secrets Act introduces a statutory framework governing trade secret protection, in many respects it does no more than codify existing case law. The Act became effective on January 9, 2012. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3871 Article: 3871 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Joining the vast majority of jurisdictions in the country, New Jersey has enacted a law to protect trade secrets. The New Jersey Trade Secrets Act (“NJTSA”), signed by Governor Chris Christie on January 9, 2012, is a version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“UTSA”). A total of 47 states have now adopted some variation of the UTSA. The new law is effective immediately. The full text of the NJTSA can be found at: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/S2500/2456_R1.HTM. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3858 Article: 3858 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Following the lead of 46 other states and the District of Columbia, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed into law a trade secret statute modeled after the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. The statute provides owners of trade secrets with a civil claim for trade secret misappropriation, and several important remedies. It also specifies certain defenses that may not be asserted by trade secret defendants and sets forth procedures to be followed by courts in trade secret litigation. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3815 Article: 3815 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Reminder: Employers Must Comply with Requirement to Provide New NJDOL Notice; New Jersey Trade Secrets Act Goes to Governor for Final Approval; Bill Reintroduced to Bar Employment Disqualification Based on Criminal Conviction; NJDOL Proposes Rule to Restore the “Inside Sales” Exemption; Reminder: Annual CEPA Notice for Employers with 10 or More Employees Must Be Distributed;Reminder: Annual Wage Theft Prevention Notices Take Effect January 1, 2012;New York Attorney General Launches State Initiative Covering Religious Rights; “Professional Exemption” Under NJ Wage and Hour Law Applies to Employees Paid. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3783 Article: 3783 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On November 16, 2011, the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed a finding that registered nurses who were paid on an hourly basis were exempt from the overtime requirements of the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (“NJWHL”), even though the regulation applicable at the time only extended the “professional” exemption to employees compensated on a “salary or fee basis.” http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3778 Article: 3778 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) In an ASAP published on October 17th, Littler reported that, in recent amendments to its overtime regulations, New Jersey had inadvertently eliminated the exemption for sales employees paid on commission, which closely tracked an exemption in Section 7(i) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (sometimes known as the "inside sales" exemption). http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3770 Article: 3770 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) recently issued a new six-page notice that employers must post in their locations and provide to all employees. All New Jersey employers must immediately begin providing a copy of the notice to any new hires, and provide it to all current employees by December 7, 2011. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3767 Article: 3767 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) has placed new burdens on employers. A newly issued notice entitled, “Employer Obligation to Maintain and Report Records,” requires employers to (1) post this notice immediately in the workplace; (2) provide each employee hired prior to November 7, 2011, a written copy of the notice no later than December 7, 2011; and (3) provide employees hired after November 7, 2011, a written copy of the notice at the time of hire. A copy of the Notice is available here. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3760 Article: 3760 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) In 2009, New Jersey passed a law requiring the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“DLWD”) to issue regulations providing that any employer who is required to maintain and report records regarding wages, benefits, and taxes pursuant to state law “shall conspicuously post notification” of the obligation to maintain and report those records. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=3753 Article: 3753 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST webmaster@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) New Mandatory Poster and Notice Issued by NJDOL; “Inside Sales” Exemption Inadvertently Omitted in New NJ Wage and Hour Regulations; Senate Approves “New Jersey Trade Secrets Act”; Returns to Assembly for Consideration; New York Department of Labor Posts Wage Notices in Russian, Haitian Creole and Polish; Unemployment Appeals Tribunal Determination Precludes Summary Judgment.