On November 18, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed statewide pay transparency legislation that will require employers, beginning in June 2025, to disclose compensation and benefits in job postings and notices of promotion opportunities.
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Getting Clear on NJ’s Upcoming Pay Transparency Law: Terms, Requirements + Noncompliance Consequences Employers Need to Know
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New Jersey Joins Data Privacy Party—New Jersey Data Protection Act Becomes Effective in January 2025
Signed into law at the beginning of 2024, colloquially known as the New Jersey Data Protection Act (NJDPA), N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.4 et seq. will go into effect on January 15, 2025, as New Jersey joins eighteen other states with comprehensive data privacy laws. Businesses affected typically include large retailers
Understanding NJ’s New Pay Transparency Law: Key Terms, Requirements, and Compliance Insights for Employers
New Jersey is set to join the growing number of states mandating pay transparency in job postings. Senate Bill 2310 will require most employers to
New Jersey Judge Interprets EFAA As Requiring Employment Claims to Be Split Into Two Forums
A recent New Jersey Superior Court decision interpreting the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) may require New Jersey employers to defend an employee’s employment-related claims before both a judge and arbitrator.
New Jersey’s Proposed Pay Transparency Law: Preparing for Potential New Compliance Obligations
The New Jersey legislature has passed a bill that, if signed, would require covered employers to disclose the compensation range and general description of benefits and other compensation programs for any job postings or advertisements.
New Jersey Pay Transparency Law Is the Stroke of a Pen (and Seven Months) Away From Becoming Law
On September 26, 2024, the New Jersey Legislature passed Senate Bill 2310 (S2310), which will require transparency about compensation and benefits in internal and external postings of promotion opportunities, job listings, and transfer opportunities. If, as expected, Governor Phil Murphy signs the bill into law, the act will become effective
New Jersey Legislature Tells Employers: No Transparency? No Doing Business Here!
New Jersey is the latest state to advance pay transparency requirements. On September 26, 2024, the New Jersey state legislature passed Senate Bill 2310, which if signed and enacted by Governor Murphy (as is expected), would mandate that certain New Jersey employers disclose wage or salary ranges and general benefits
New Jersey Nears Finalization of Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Regulations
The State of New Jersey is on the verge of finalizing its regulations for the Temporary Workers Bill of Rights (TWBR), a significant move that will enhance protections and further equalize compensation for temporary workers whose primary residences are in New Jersey and who work inside or outside the state.
New Jersey Federal Court Denies Bid to Block Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Law
On August 30, 2024, a judge of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey denied a motion to partially enjoin the New Jersey Temporary Workers Bill of Rights based on Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preemption.
Counsel Fee Increases From 20% to 25% on New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Cases
Effective immediately, workers’ compensation judges in New Jersey can establish petitioner’s attorney fees of up to 25% of the judgment
Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Scores a Victory in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
The Third Circuit agreed with the lower court that a preliminary injunction was not warranted to block New Jersey’s Temporary Workers Bill of Rights (the “Bill of Rights”) in a challenge by industry groups. The appellate court ruled that the Bill of Rights does not unlawfully burden out-of-state businesses or
A Wave of Lawsuits Under Daniel’s Law
In 2020, Daniel Anderl, the son of Federal Judge Esther Salas, was shot and killed by a man targeting the judge. It is believed the man found the judge’s home address online. In reaction to the murder, New Jersey enacted “Daniel’s Law” which prohibits the disclosure of the home address
Third Circuit Refuses to Block New Jersey Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Law
On July 24, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit declined to block a New Jersey law aimed at equalizing the pay of temporary workers with that of direct employees.
New Jersey Court Clarifies Application of 2019 Wage and Hour Law Amendments
On August 6, 2019, New Jersey’s wage and hour laws were amended to include liquidated damages on some claims, a new retaliation cause of action, and expansion of the statute of limitations from two to six years (the “2019 amendments”). Since then, litigants in New Jersey have struggled with the