EMPLOYERS: Helpful COVID-19 guidance from Governor Murphy
ATTENTION: NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS HELPFUL COVID-19 GUIDANCE BELOW We are receiving many inquiries from employers as to what benefits may apply to employees in various COVID-19 situations. We thought this guide tweeted by Governor Murphy would be very helpful to you. Please know that the federal legislation, which could impact some of the scenarios below, […]
NFC IS HERE TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE WORKPLACE CORONAVIRUS ISSUES
As you can appreciate, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra has been flooded with questions from our clients related to the coronavirus issue (“COVID-19”). We are fully available and able to help you with all your questions in this challenging and fast-moving time. Please do not hesitate to call or email the lawyer you usually work with or […]
An employer’s guide to preparing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) is a respiratory infection first identified in Wuhan City, China in December 2019. The World Health Organization (“WHO”), which is coordinating global efforts, has officially classified the current coronavirus outbreak as a “public health emergency of international concern.” Given this increasingly alarming situation with “pandemic potential” (per WHO), what should employers do? […]
New Jersey Employers: are your sick pay and paid time off policies in compliance?
DOL Issues Final Rules on Earned Sick Leave The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) recently issued Final Regulations governing the Earned Sick Leave Law (the “Act”). As you may recall from our prior Employment Law Alerts, the law requires all employers to provide 1 hour of Earned Sick Leave (“ESL”) for every […]
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES FINAL RULE – INCREASING SALARY THRESHOLD FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Increasing Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees Six months after seeking public comment on proposed changes to the earnings threshold for workers to qualify for an exemption to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act – and more than three years after issuing a similar “final” rule that was […]
NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: NEW JERSEY MANDATES SEVERANCE PAY AND EXPANDS NOTICE REQUIREMENTS IN MASS LAYOFFS
ATTENTION: NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS On January 21, 2020, New Jersey became the first state in the country to require severance pay for mass layoffs when Governor Murphy signed S3170, landmark legislation nicknamed the “Toys R Us” bill after the toy retailer whose closure last year resulted in the termination of 2,000 New Jersey employees. The […]
SAGE ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS …Christine Gottesman, Esq., of Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C. will continue on as VP…
Neighbor News SAGE Announces New Board Members Two new Trustees join SAGE By Cindy Potters, Neighbor Mar 5, 2020 1:21 pm ET SUMMIT, NJ – SAGE Eldercare, a non profit organization which serves older adults and their caregivers in New Jersey, is pleased to welcome Adam Psichos and Michael Ventura to the Board of Trustees. Psichos […]
KERRIE R. HESLIN, PARTNER AT NUKK-FREEMAN & CERRA, NAMED TO NAMWOLF BOARD
Kerrie R. Heslin, Partner at Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, named to NAMWOLF board CHATHAM, NJ – January 6, 2020 Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC Employment Attorneys (NFC), a top-ranked Employment Law Firm representing management, is pleased to announce that Partner, Kerrie R. Heslin, has been elected to the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms’ […]
ATT’N: NJ EMPLOYERS – STATE SENATE CONSIDERING BILL MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: State Senate Considering Bill Making It More Difficult to Establish Independent Contractor Status On November 14, 2019, the New Jersey Senate Labor Committee voted to have Senate Bill 4204, which would make it more difficult to classify workers as “independent contractors” rather than employees, move forward for the rest of the […]