Legislation introduced in New Jersey would significantly restrict the use of post-employment restrictive covenants. While the bill is still pending, it highlights a growing trend to limit the use of non-competition agreements in employment.
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New Jersey’s Expanded Mini-WARN Law to Take Effect April 2023
After a two-year delay, the amendment to the New Jersey Millville-Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, the state’s mini-WARN law, will take effect on April 10, 2023.
New Jersey Mini-WARN Act Overhaul Takes Effect in 90 Days
Almost three years after signing into law legislation significantly amending the state’s mini-WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act”) (NJ WARN), Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. 4768 on January 10, 2023, permitting the far-reaching amendments to take effect.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: New Jersey Implements Long-Delayed Landmark WARN Law
On January 10, 2023, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law S3162 / A4768, which makes the 2020 amendments to NJ WARN effective 90 days from his signature, irrespective of whether a State of Emergency still exists.
As previously reported, under these amendments:
New Jersey Contractor Sued for Retaliation Against Employees Who Raised Concerns about Discrimination and Fraud
A new lawsuit filed in New Jersey paints a troubling picture of retaliation that allegedly took place at a pipeline infrastructure management company. Three former workers are suing Progressive Pipeline Management, a contractor of pipeline renewal services, for front and back pay, in addition to punitive and compensatory damages resulting
New Jersey Mini-WARN Act Amendment Appears Imminent
New Jersey moved one step closer to implementing sweeping changes to the state’s mini-WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act”).
New Jersey DOL Launches Strategic Enforcement Initiative Targeting Residential Construction & Commercial Laundromats
On November 29, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (the “NJDOLWD” or the “Department”) announced what it calls a “comprehensive enforcement strategy” to target employers in specific industries—namely, commercial laundromats and multi-unit residential construction.
New Jersey Senate Labor Committee WARNs Effective Date of Amendments Might Be Soon
On January 21, 2020—what seems like a lifetime ago—Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation significantly amending the New Jersey mini-WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act”) (NJ WARN), but the effective date of the amendments were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Jersey Edges Closer to Implementing Landmark WARN Law
A bill advancing in the New Jersey Legislature would expedite the implementation of significant changes to the state’s WARN law. Back in January 2020, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 3170, which radically expanded employers’ advance notice and severance pay obligations under the Millville Dallas Airmotive
Not My Employee – How Professional Employment Organizations Can Protect Against Unnecessary Liability
NEW JERSEY’S DUAL EMPLOYMENT CONCEPT ALLOWS THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COURT TO FIND THAT MORE THAN ONE ENTITY IS AN EMPLOYER.
New Jersey Issues New Guidance Regarding Marijuana in the Workplace
On September 9, 2022, New Jersey issued new regulatory guidance regarding employment protections for users of recreational and medicinal marijuana.
NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission Publishes Guidance For Employers To Address Marijuana Impairment
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission published guidance on September 9, 2022, for employers to address marijuana impairment in the workplace. The guidance does not, however, provide the long-awaited certification standards for Workplace Impairment Recognition Experts.
In February 2021, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act
New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Issues Workplace Guidance on Reasonable Suspicion Determinations
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“the Commission”) on September 9, 2022 issued long-awaited guidance for employers on how to respond when employees are suspected of marijuana impairment. This is the Commission’s first workplace guidance since the adoption of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization
New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Releases Interim Drug Testing Guidance
On September 9, 2022, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) issued long-awaited interim guidance to employers regarding the use of a Workplace Impairment Recognition Expert (WIRE) to “detect[] and identify[] an employee’s usage of, or impairment from, a cannabis item or other intoxicating substance.” In addition, the NJ-CRC also
John W. Meyer Analyzes Negligent Training Claims with New Jersey Law Journal
How may courts approach claims of negligent training in instances where the failure of skills proposed are skills considered to be of the everyday variety?
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