New Jersey Domestic Violence Leave Bills Amended

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On July 2, 2015, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision regarding the employment status of unpaid interns that should prove helpful to employers. In Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., Nos. 13-4478 and 13-4481, the Second Circuit overturned a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which had granted partial summary judgment holding that two unpaid interns were employees subject to the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law (NYLL). The lower court also granted class and conditional collective action certification of putative classes of unpaid interns.

The ongoing war in Iraq has spurred several states to approve legislation creating workplace leave entitlements for individuals with family members in the military. Following that trend, mid-sized and larger employers in Indiana now are required to provide job-protected leave to eligible employees with family members on active duty in the U.S. armed forces and the Indiana National Guard.