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New Jersey Eases COVID-19 Restrictions for Private Indoor Workplaces

July 13, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (NJ)

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (A5820/S3866) and Executive Order (EO) No. 244 on June 4, 2021, ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (but not the overall state of emergency) first declared on March 9, 2020, in EO 103.

New Jersey Residential Real Estate Developments May Receive COVID-19 Immunity

June 27, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (NJ)

Jackson Lewis

Residential real estate developments that reopen their amenities amid an improving public health picture would receive COVID-19-related immunity under legislation that is working its way through the New Jersey Legislature.

New Jersey Employers to Drop Mask Mandate for Vaccinated Employees

May 28, 2021 | Stevens & Lee Filed Under: General (NJ)

Governor Phil Murphy announced that employers in New Jersey can soon allow employees to go without masks if they can prove they have been vaccinated. The new executive order, intended particularly for offices, will also lift the social distancing requirement for employees who can show their vaccination status.  The order

New Jersey Eases COVID-19 Workplace Restrictions Through Two Executive Orders

May 27, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: General (NJ)

Littler

On May 24 and 25, 2021, New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy signed Executive Order (EO) 242 and EO 243, respectively, easing COVID-19-related workplace restrictions.  While EO 242 had less impact on employers than many had hoped, the governor clarified and expanded his directives with EO 243, which is

WARNing—Burdensome New Jersey WARN Act Amendments May Soon Become Effective

May 19, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (NJ)

There is light at the end of the pandemic tunnel for New Jersey employers, as the state’s COVID-19 numbers continue to decline and Governor Philip Murphy continues to ease restrictions on businesses. But this good news comes with a dose of serious bad news for New Jersey employers too. The

Radical Expansion of New Jersey WARN Act Nears

May 18, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: General (NJ)

Littler

Sixteen months ago, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 3170, which radically expands employers’ advance notice and severance pay obligations under the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act – otherwise known as NJ WARN.  Originally scheduled to go into effect on July 17,

Resource Update: 2021 Desk Reference Provides Guidance to New Jersey Employers on State Employment Laws

May 5, 2021 | Ford Harrison Filed Under: General (NJ)

Employers in New Jersey must comply with a number of state laws and regulations that often impose different or more stringent requirements on employers than those imposed by federal law. Attorneys in FordHarrison’s Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, office have prepared the New Jersey Employment Law Desk Reference to provide guidance to employers on the various New Jersey state laws. 

COVID Restrictions Will Be Lifted in PA, NJ and DE

May 5, 2021 | Stevens & Lee Filed Under: General (NJ), General (PA)

Pennsylvania – Mitigation Orders, Except Masking, Will Be Lifted on Memorial Day 

On May 4, 2021, the Wolf administration announced that mitigation orders for Pennsylvania will be lifted on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2021, but masks will still be required.  The current order requiring Pennsylvanians to wear masks will

Medical Marijuana Expenses Held Reimbursable In New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Case

April 22, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Workers' Compensation (NJ)

Jackson Lewis

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employer and its workers’ compensation carrier must reimburse an injured worker for his medical marijuana expenses.  Hager v. M&K Construction, 2021 N.J. LEXIS 332 (N.J. April 13, 2021).

Hager suffered a back injury in a work-related accident in 2001.  He underwent surgeries

New Jersey’s Proposed Amendments to Law Against Discrimination Sure to Impact Businesses and Litigation

April 8, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Law Against Discrimination (NJ)

Jackson Lewis

The New Jersey Senate is considering a bill (Senate Proposal) that, if passed, will significantly affect business operations and employment litigation in the state for years.

FAA Preempts New Jersey’s Implied Restriction on Use of Arbitration Agreements, Court Finds

April 7, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (NJ)

Jackson Lewis

To the extent that it attempted to limit the prospective waiver of procedural rights in favor of arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution, the 2019 amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), a New Jersey federal court has ruled in

Federal Court Applies FAA Preemption in Refusing to Enforce New Jersey’s Ban on Mandatory Arbitration of Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment Claims

April 1, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: General (NJ)

Littler

As employers and employees alike continue to monitor and watch the landscape of alternative dispute resolution as a viable option (or not) in New Jersey, an important federal court decision was recently handed down.  On March 25, 2021, the U.S.

NJ Greenlights Mandatory Workplace COVID-19 Vaccine Policies, with Exceptions

March 29, 2021 | Stevens & Lee Filed Under: General (NJ)

On March 19, 2021, the State of New Jersey added a new section to its online COVID-19 Information Hub clarifying that employers may require their employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccination in order to be allowed to enter the workplace.  This guidance also provides certain important exceptions that closely track


New Jersey Division on Civil Rights Proposes to Amend and Readopt Expiring Family Leave Rules

March 23, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (NJ)

The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) is the state agency responsible for enforcement of the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). The NJFLA provides eligible employees up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave during any 24-month period: (1) to bond with a child within 1 year of the

New Jersey General Assembly to Vote on Renewed Bill Seeking to Curb Restrictive Covenants

March 12, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Restrictive Covenants (NJ)

Jackson Lewis

New Jersey may be next up to join the growing number of states that significantly restrict the use of non-competition agreements in employment.  As we discussed back in December 2017, a bill proposed in New Jersey at the time, Senate Bill 3518, would “impose significant restrictions and limitations” on

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