Attention: All Employers – DOL Guidance Released on Federal COVID-19 Legislation
ATTENTION: ALL EMPLOYERS DOL GUIDANCE RELEASED ON FEDERAL COVID-19 LEGISLATION Employers have understandably been asking many questions about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) – the federal bill passed by Congress last week which, once effective, will require certain employers to provide paid benefits to their employees in qualifying situations due to the COVID-19 […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: New York Guarantees Sick Pay for Employees Quarantined as a Result of COVID-19
ATTENTION: NEW YORK EMPLOYERS New York Guarantees Sick Pay for Employees Quarantined as a Result of COVID-19 Effective immediately, all employers in New York State are required to offer paid or unpaid leave (depending on their size) and job protection to employees who are quarantined as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and pursuant to […]
President Trump signed the Family First Coronavirus Response Act
President Trump Has Signed the Family First Coronavirus Response Act What Do Employers Need to Know? Yesterday, Congress passed the Family First Coronavirus Act (the “Act”), a bipartisan economic stimulus plan addressing the impact of COVID-19 on the United States across various fronts – from the expense of COVID-19 testing to food insecurity to lost […]
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 […]
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 […]