ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: GOVERNOR MURPHY SIGNS NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR ALL NEW JERSEY WORKPLACES
Yesterday, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order (EO) No. 192, which provides mandatory health and safety standards to protect all of New Jersey’s workers during the pandemic. A copy of the EO can be found HERE and the related Press Release can be found HERE. This EO, which is effective on 11/5/20 at 6:00am, establishes workplace […]
WE CAN DO THIS: REOPENING THE NON-PUBLIC OFFICE SECTOR AND KEEPING IT OPEN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
co-authored by Christine Gottesman, Esq., Special Counsel at Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C. in Chatham and Kelly Deere, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School. Published by Westlaw from Rutgers Business Law Review 2020, October 2020. INTRODUCTION: No one said reopening businesses after a pandemic shutdown would be easy. Some businesses have shown […]
Employer Arbitration Agreement Pointers From 2 Rulings
Employer Arbitration Agreement Pointers From 2 Rulings By Kirsten Grossman (October 13, 2020) published as a Guest Article by Law360 Expert Analysis On Sept. 11 and 14, respectively, the New Jersey Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decided two significant cases relating to the enforceability of arbitration provisions in the […]
ATTENTION NYC EMPLOYERS: Amendments to NYC Earned Safe/ Sick Leave Law in Effect
As we highlighted earlier this week, Governor Cuomo has enacted a statewide sick leave law allowing most New York employees to accrue up to 40 or 56 hours of annual paid sick leave, depending on the size of their employers. [CLICK HERE TO REVIEW SEPTEMBER 30 EMPLOYMENT LAW ALERT]. As anticipated, New York City has […]
Third Circuit Holds That Good Faith Bargaining Requires Production of Presumptively Relevant Information, Not A Concession To Overbroad Requests

Third Circuit Holds That Good Faith Bargaining Requires Production of Presumptively Relevant Information, Not A Concession To Overbroad Requests By Kristine V. Ryan, Esq., October 2, 2020 A basic tenet of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) requires an employer to bargain in good faith with a union by providing all information relevant to […]