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May 15, 2020
With many employees working from home a number of issues have become more pressing, including misuse of an employer鈥檚 computer system. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act criminalizes 鈥渙btaining information from any protected computer鈥 by 鈥渋ntentionally access[ing] a computer without authorization or
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April 17, 2020
New Jersey employers considering layoffs need to be mindful of the
recently enacted amendments to New Jersey鈥檚 WARN Act 鈥 the 鈥淢illville Dallas
Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act,鈥 N.J.S.A.
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March 25, 2020
On March 20, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Bill No.
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March 23, 2020
This is a summary of the emergency family and medical leave and paid sick leave provisions of the 鈥淔amilies First Coronavirus Response Act鈥 (H.R.
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August 6, 2019
In New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, 586 U.S. __, 139 S. Ct. 532, 543-44 (2019), the United States Supreme Court held that 搂 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (鈥淔AA鈥), 9
U.S.C.
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June 17, 2019
When presented with a lawsuit filed in federal court asserting violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (鈥淭itle VII鈥), 42 U.S.C.S.
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May 7, 2019
The Law Against Discrimination (LAD), N.J.S.A.
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March 28, 2019
On March 18,2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law an amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (鈥淟AD鈥) barring enforcement of certain non-disclosureprovisions in employment contracts and settlement agreements, as well as employment contract provisions which waive 鈥渁ny substantive o
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March 12, 2019
Young professionals enroll in vocational programs and internships to gain hands-on experience that is required for licensure or to obtain an advantage over their peers in the marketplace for coveted jobs. These individuals, oftentimes students, 鈥渨ork鈥 for no remuneration beyond academic credit or t
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September 20, 2018
On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing its joint-employer standard, which governs when two distinct business entities will be considered a joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act (Act). Under the Proposed R
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July 2, 2018
Add New Jersey to the growing ranks of states that have adopted laws guaranteeing paid sick leave to employees. On May 2, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act, requiring paid sick leave for full and part-time employees in New Jersey.
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December 4, 2017
Among the most frequent calls we management-side employment lawyers receive are from clients asking whether they may lawfully terminate an employee who has been on an extended leave for medical reasons.
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November 14, 2017
On October 1, 2017 an 鈥淎ct Concerning Pregnant Women in the Workplace鈥 went into effect in Connecticut. It has been illegal to discriminate against employees on the basis of pregnancy under both federal and Connecticut law. However, generally under federal and to a lesser degree under Connecticut
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November 13, 2017
In enacting its medical marijuana law, Connecticut added a provision barring employers from taking adverse employment actions against a 鈥渜ualifying patient鈥 because of the patient鈥檚 use of medical marijuana. Questions were raised as to whether the Connecticut statute was preempted by federal law, w
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October 25, 2017
Employers located within the City of Philadelphia and those who do business in the City through employees located there, need to be mindful of the provisions of the Philadelphia Fair Practices Act (鈥淔PO鈥), Chapter 9-1100 of the Philadelphia Code. While in some respects the FPO is similar to the Pen