ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: NEW JERSEY HAS APPROVED MANDATORY SEVERANCE PAY AND 90-DAY REQUIREMENTS FOR MASS LAYOFFS
Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. Nearly three years ago on January 28, 2020, we reported (HERE) that the New Jersey legislature made significant changes to the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification, or “mini-WARN” Act imposing significant new obligations on companies during mass layoffs, plant closings or transfers of operations. These changes originally were set […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: New Law Ends Mandatory Arbitration of Federal and State Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. Update: The Ending Enforced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 was signed into law by President Biden on March 3, 2022. Employers who require their workforce to execute predispute arbitration agreements or class action waivers will soon no longer be able to prevent employees from bringing […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: New York State Extends Mask Mandate and HERO Act Designation
By Abby H. Natelson, Esq. The New York Commissioner of Health has extended New York State’s indoor mask mandate. As previously reported in NFC’s December 16, 2021 e-Alert, any indoor business space that is not a private residence in New York State and does not require proof of vaccination to enter must require that all employees […]
ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS: SUPREME COURT BLOCKS ENFORCEMENT OF OSHA’S VACCINE MANDATE FOR PRIVATE EMPLOYERS; ALLOWS THE CMS MANDATE
By Abby H. Natelson, Esq. On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued decisions affecting two federal vaccine mandates: First, the Supreme Court stayed enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) – the Biden Administration’s rule for private businesses with at least 100 employees requiring […]
ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS: FEDERAL VACCINE MANDATE FOR PRIVATE EMPLOYERS IS BACK ON (BUT “STAY TUNED”)
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. The on-again, off-again COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are back on. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is presiding over the consolidated challenges to the ETS, has lifted the stay previously put in place by the Fifth […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: NYC’s “First-In-The-Nation” Vaccine Mandate For Private Employers
By Abby Natelson, Esq. This week, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a vaccine mandate for private sector employers that will take effect on December 27, 2021, and affect nearly 184,000 NYC businesses. NYC’s vaccine mandate requires that employees who work in-person for private employers receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by […]