Attention New Jersey Employers: NJ Family Leave Act Amendments Significantly Expand Coverage – Here’s What You Need to Know
EDIT: We previously reported on a phased in reduction of the employer threshold scheduled for 2027 and 2028. We are republishing this e-alert to clarify that the law will only reduce the threshold on July 17, 2026 to cover employers with 15+ employees in the preceding calendar year. We have also included a few additional pieces of information. NFC […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: NEW UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS GO INTO EFFECT JULY 31
By Moira Phan, Legal Intern and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. New Jersey’s Unemployment Compensation Law (“NJ UCL”) has long required employers to inform newly separated employees about the process for filing an unemployment insurance claim with the Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance of the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (the […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: ELEVEN JURISDICTIONS REQUIRE WORKPLACE HARASSMENT TRAINING – IS YOUR ONE OF THEM?
As recently showcased during NFC’s webinar on this topic, currently, ELEVEN jurisdictions – California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, New York, Chicago, New York City, and Washington, DC, Virginia, and Washington State – require employers to train employees on sexual harassment and other types of workplace harassment and discrimination, up from only seven in 2019. Direct […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: NY HERO Act Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Plan Requirements Extended to At Least December 15, 2021
As previously described in our September 10, 2021 and October 8, 2021 e-Alerts, the New York Department of Health designated COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a risk of harm to the public. As such, employers subject to the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (the “NY HERO Act”) were required to […]
ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS: EEOC UPDATES ITS GUIDANCE ON RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS TO VACCINATION MANDATES
On October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an update to its COVID-19 Technical Assistance to provide additional guidance on a hot topic among employers implementing or considering COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace: How do we address employees’ increasingly common religious objections to getting vaccinated? CLICK HERE to review the full […]
ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS: NEW GUIDANCE RELATING TO HEALTHCARE PREMIUM DISCOUNTS FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
The Federal Government recently issued new guidance to employer health plans relating to COVID-19. Employers are encouraged to review the full set of FAQs which can be found here: FAQs-Part-50 (hhs.gov), but here are the key take-aways: Group health plans and health insurance issuers must cover, without cost-sharing requirements, any qualifying COVID-19 preventative service pursuant to law, including […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: Important Updates to NY HERO Act Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Plan Requirements
As previously described in our September 10, 2021 e-Alert, the New York Department of Health designated COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a risk of harm to the public. As such, employers subject to the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (the “NY HERO Act”) were required to review, finalize, activate and distribute […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: New Legislation Expands Employment Protections For Individuals Over 70
As of October 5, 2021, individuals over 70 years of age are entitled to all of the protections of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”). The relevant legislation, Assembly Bill 681, went into immediate effect upon approval by Governor Murphy. Until now, NJLAD had permitted private employers to refuse to hire or promote individuals […]
ATTENTION FEDERAL CONTRACTORS: Task Force Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Safety Protocol Mandate; All Covered Employees to be Fully Vaccinated by December 8, 2021
In accordance with President Biden’s “Path Out of the Pandemic”, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) has issued “COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors” (the “Guidance”). [CLICK HERE for our September 13, 2021 eAlert explaining the various elements of the “Path Out of the Pandemic” plan.] Pursuant to Executive Order […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCES SWEEPING NEW VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a number of forthcoming measures intended to increase the number of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. Here’s what employers need to know about the “Path Out of the Pandemic” plan (CLICK HERE): • President Biden instructed the Department of Labor to develop an emergency rule, which will require all […]