On November 23, 2009, the “Emergency Responders Employment Protection Act” (S3008) was introduced to provide certain employment protections for volunteer emergency responders who, because they are providing emergency services, fail to report to work. A similar bill (A4252) passed by the Assembly on June 25, 2009, and reported in the July 2009 issue of the New Jersey eAuthority, remains pending.
Note: This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the New Jersey eAuthority.
California is a state of pioneers. It is in the vanguard of new legislation, often adopted later by other states. It is also known for its financial ventures into new technologies and research—ventures in amounts greater than the next 10 states combined. In 2018, California’s legal and investment landscapes will likely be blazing the same trail on issues of sexual harassment and gender inequality in the workplace.
The regulation requiring certain federal contractors to use E-Verify goes into effect on September 8, 2009. Implementation of the regulation has been delayed four times and many questions remain unanswered. A simple Q&A might be helpful to sort out exactly what this regulation means to employers. What is E-Verify? E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated
The New Jersey District Court recently reiterated the importance of maintaining effective anti-harassment policies, and taking prompt and effective remedial measures following harassment complaints. In Barroso v. Lidestri Foods, Inc., 2013 WL 1314438 (D.N.J, March 28, 2013), the plaintiff alleged that he was subjected to a hostile work environment under the New Jersey Law Against
