NUKK-FREEMAN & CERRA WELCOMES MICHAEL J. MORPHEW TO GROWING WEST COAST OFFICE
SAN DIEGO (November 30 2023): Employment law firm Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC (NFC) is proud to welcome Michael J. Morphew as Counsel supporting the San Diego, California office, effective November 7, 2023. Morphew specializes in class and PAGA representative actions, and has considerable employment litigation experience representing private sector business of all sizes in wage […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR TEMPORARY WORKERS NOW IN EFFECT
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. UPDATE: As referenced in the eAlert below, the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) published additional forms to be provided to temporary laborers pursuant to the NJ Temporary Workers Bill of Rights law. Two forms are now available to employers and must be used, as applicable, effective […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: NJDOL RELEASES “FIRST STEP” FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NEW UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. As discussed in our eAlert HERE, amendments to New Jersey’s Unemployment Compensation Law are scheduled to go into effect on July 31, 2023. Among other things, the amendments require employers to communicate electronically with the Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance of the New Jersey Department of Labor & […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCES OPTIONAL ALTERNATIVE TO PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF FORM I-9 FOR QUALIFIED EMPLOYERS
By Melanie M. Ghaw, Esq. and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. On July 25, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a final rule authorizing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide eligible employers with alternatives to the in-person physical examination requirement for Form I-9 identity and employment eligibility documentation. As discussed in our prior eAlert, the […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: UPDATED NYS WARN ACT REGULATIONS IMPOSE NEW REQUIREMENTS ON EMPLOYERS
By Melanie M. Ghaw, Esq. and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. Effective June 21, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) amended its regulations governing the New York State Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“NYS WARN Act”), available HERE. The NYS WARN Act was originally enacted in 2008 and has since been amended several times, […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: COMPANIES MUST PHYSICALLY EXAMINE FORM I-9 DOCUMENTATION FOR EMPLOYEES HIRED REMOTELY
By Moira Phan, Legal Intern and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, when many businesses began onboarding employees for remote work, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) suspended the physical presence requirement for examining identity and employment eligibility documentation on the mandatory U.S. Citizenship […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: STATE ISSUES NEW MANDATORY LACTATION POLICY
By Shirley Castillo, Legal Intern and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. On June 7, 2023, amendments went into effect expanding the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (New York State Labor Law Section 206-c), which requires all employers in New York State, regardless of the size or nature of their business, to provide reasonable unpaid break […]
Two NFC Partners recognized as 2023 Thomson Reuters® Stand-out Lawyers
Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C. Partners, Kerrie Heslin and Robin Rome have each been recognized as a 2023 Thomson Reuters® Stand-out Lawyer. Each year, Thomson Reuters surveys more than 2,000 senior legal buyers around the world in building its list of Stand-out Lawyers. The database is entirely free from law firm influence, and those included are […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS CONTINUE TO FACE CHALLENGES ON MULTIPLE FRONTS
By Kirsten M. Grossman, Esq. UPDATE – On December 22, 2023, Governor Hochul vetoed Bill S3100A. In the wake of President Biden’s July 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy directing federal agencies to ban agreements that impact worker mobility and the Federal Trade Commission’s still-pending proposed rulemaking invalidating non-compete provisions (discussed […]
Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C., Recognized by Chambers USA 2023, and Five Firm Attorneys Recognized as Leading Lawyers
NFC is pleased to announce that the Firm has been recognized by Chambers USA 2023 for excellence in labor and employment law, and five Firm attorneys have been recognized as leading lawyers in the prestigious directory of “The Leading Lawyers and Law Firms in the USA.” NFC Ranked Attorneys Include: Chambers and Partners is often […]