Anyone who turns on a TV in Morristown to watch the news will be hit these days with stories about the pandemic, civil unrest and a reeling economy, among others. It is in that context understandable that some news outlets gloss over important information about...
Employment Policies
New Jersey unveils “right to refuse to return to work”
The administration of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently unveiled what is being called "the right to refuse to return to work." The administration touts it as protection for workers in the state from work conditions in which they could be exposed to the coronavirus....
Part III: New Jersey returns to work
As New Jersey businesses reopen and employees return to the workplace, it's important for employers to take steps to keep their staffs safe. The Centers for Disease Control and state recommendations for worker safety include flexibility in your sick leave policies, as...
Part II: New Jersey returns to work
Regular readers of our Morristown employment law blog know that we addressed some of the issues facing New Jersey employers as businesses begin to reopen and workers begin to return. One issue of major concern for many business owners: how will the New Jersey Division...
Part I: New Jersey returns to work
As New Jersey and the rest of the nation inches closer to reopening, it is time for employers to think through plans to return employees to the workplace. An issue sure to come up as workers return to New Jersey businesses: can employees decline to return from...
Business mag: What New Jersey firms should do to welcome back workers
For more than six decades, the New Jersey Business magazine has been providing Garden State employers with needed news and advice. The publication’s guidance for the business community has never been needed more than it is right now. The magazine recently published an...
Governor Murphy signs more changes to New Jersey employment law
We can all feel the ground shifting beneath our feet as the COVID-19 pandemic brings with it seismic changes to society. A few days ago, emergency legislation was again approved by the New Jersey legislature and was then signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy. The...
In virus response, New Jersey again expands employment laws
In response to the coronavirus and its economic impact, the New Jersey legislature and Governor Phil Murphy have broadened employees’ access to certain benefits. Access to paid sick leave, family leave and temporary disability were expanded in the recently signed...
Coronavirus and New Jersey employment law
Like everyone else, New Jersey employers are trying to make sense of novel coronavirus and the many changes it has wrought on not only business, but almost every aspect of American life. A few days ago, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law that prohibits New Jersey employers...
Part II: more changes proposed to New Jersey employment law
Regular readers of our Morristown employment law blog will undoubtedly recall that we recently wrote about changes proposed by Governor Phil Murphy to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). If the measure is passed, the Department of Civil Rights (DCR)...
