New Jersey Adopts Changes Affecting Service Employees During Changes in Ownership
Update Applicable to: New Jersey employers with service worker employees who sell their business to a respective buyer and employers who purchase an existing business that employs service workers. What happened? Governor Philip D. Murphy recently signed Assembly Bill 4682 / Senate Bill 2389, establishing various employment protections for specific “service employees” during changes of […]
New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law Amendments Take Effect
Update Applicable to: Employers with employees performing work in New Jersey What happened? In November 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed an amendment to the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law intended to streamline the benefits process. Effective July 31, 2023, New Jersey employers will be required to electronically report certain “separation information” to the NJDOL immediately after […]
Employer Requirements Under New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law to Change
Update Applicable to: All employers in New Jersey What happened? On November 3, 2022, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed amendments to the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law, with an effective date of July 31, 2023. Despite the changes that took effect on July 31, the NJDOL has not yet released the required guidance to […]
May 2023: New Jersey Extends Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Striking Workers
Update Applicable to: All Employers What happened? On April 24, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed A4772/S3215, which addresses unemployment insurance (“UI”) benefits for workers during labor disputes, including strikes. This bill addresses certain loopholes that currently prevent workers participating in labor disputes, such as strikes, from receiving access to UI benefits. What are […]
Reminder: New Jersey’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Will Become Effective in May 2023 with Additional Provisions Taking Effect in August 2023
Update Applicable to: All employers with temporary employees in the state of New Jersey. What happened? In our previous communication here, we notified you that Governor Murphy signed the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” into law, which gives temporary workers the right to certain information in their native language, including where they will be working, […]
March 2023: Child Labor Law Abstract Notice Has Been Updated
Update Applicable to:All employers with employees who are aged 16 or 17 years old in the state of New Jersey. What happened?The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has updated its Child Labor Law Abstract notice. What are the details? The updated notice reflects that working hours for minors have been expanded. In […]
March 2023: Reminder: New Jersey Expands Mini-WARN Requirements
Update Applicable to:All employers with 50 or more employees in the state of New Jersey. What happened?In our previous communication, we notified you that Governor Murphy signed new bill A4768 into law, which amends the effective date of amendments to the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (“NJ WARN”) that was originally passed in January […]
February 2023: New Jersey Governor Signs “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” into Law
Update Applicable to:All employers with temporary employees in the state of New Jersey What happened?On February 6, 2023, Governor Murphy signed the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” into law, which gives temporary workers the right to certain information in their native language, including where they will be working, the kind of work to be performed, […]
January 2023: New Jersey Legislature Passes Bill to Set the Effective Date of the Amendments to the New Jersey WARN Act
Update Applicable to:All employers with 100 or more employees in the state of New Jersey. What happened?On January 10, 2023, Governor Murphy signed new bill A4768 into law, which amends the effective date of amendments to the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (“NJ WARN”) that was originally passed in January 2020. What […]
November 2022: New Jersey Minimum Wage Increase in 2023
Update Applicable to: All employers in the state of New Jersey. What happened?The minimum wage in New Jersey will increase at the beginning of 2023. What are the details? In 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed a law that gradually increases the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour for most non-exempt employees. Since then, the state minimum […]
