DECEMBER 17, 2013–ON JANUARY 6, EQUAL PAY ACT POSTING REQUIREMENTS KICK IN FOR NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS. Implementing an amendment to the New Jersey Equal Pay Act, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) released the new mandatory...
There was an acceleration of activity oriented towards increasing minimum wages across the United States. This activity has been fueled by a number of developments, including inflation in the cost of food and fuel. Efforts targeted to the US Congress has been...
Employers of all varieties face lawsuits arising from claimed violations of employment laws. Often such violations are inadvertent and entirely avoidable. Here is a list of ten ways a company or even a human resources department may violate the law without realizing...
Here is an overview of some of the most pressing and exciting employment law issues to watch in 2014, with an emphasis on issues that global companies in particular can expect to see.1. Implementation of Federal Health Care LawThe Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s “employer...
The holiday season is upon us again, and some companies consider closing their operations during all or part of a holiday week. Companies planning a shutdown during all or part of any holiday week should consider the effect of a shutdown on their wage payment...
If “refusal” to work on weekends is not related to a protected leave of absence, you would simply want to hold this individual accountable for any absence that occurs on a scheduled Saturday the same way you would any other scheduled shift. It is...
