Jersey Security News Today

Last year, New Jersey continued its expansion of workplace legislation with potentially far-reaching consequences for the state’s employers. By way of highlight and...

Although COVID-19 may have caused last year to feel like a long extension of 2020, 2021 saw several significant changes to New Jersey’s employment law landscape that have nothing to do with face coverings or vaccinations.

new regulations implementing the New Jersey ESLL, which requires employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per benefit year for an employee’s or their family member’s mental or physical illness, and other various reasons (see our previous new law and regulations prohibiting employers from taking any adverse employment action against employees who, during the COVID-19-related Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency declared by Governor Phil Murphy, take or request time o...