TestAfter a long hold, several substantial changes will soon come into effect for businesses conducting layoffs in New Jersey. On January 10, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. 4768 into law, which amended the state’s “mini-WARN” act, officially titled the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act […]
Employers can no longer use mandatory arbitration agreements to address sexual assault and sexual harassment claims following the recent passage of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (the Act). The new law amends the language of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), and invalidates […]
The NJLAD is a New Jersey law that protects employees of New Jersey employers, from the private sector and state and local government, from discrimination. While the NJLAD has always prohibited age-based discrimination in employment, a new amendment signed into law on October 5, 2021 by Governor Phil Murphy significantly […]
In a recent decision in Goldfarb v. Solimine, A-24-19/083256 (February 18, 2021), the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled to confirm that an employer will be held liable for damages based on a rescinded oral offer of employment that was relied upon by the employee, despite the lack of a written […]