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, […]

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 […]

September 2022: New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Releases Interim Drug Testing Guidance

Update Applicable to:All employers in the state of New Jersey. What happened?On September 9, 2022, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) issued 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.” What are the […]

August 2022: New Jersey Adopts New and Amended Regulations Regarding Required Workplace Posters

Update Applicable to:All employers in the state of New Jersey. What happened?On March 21, 2022, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) issued proposed regulations to allow employers to satisfy the state’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) and Family Leave Act (NJFLA) poster requirements via an internet or intranet site rather than a conventional bulletin board […]