Effective April 10, 2023, amendments to New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (a/k/a “NJ WARN”) will go into effect. The revised law will provide significantly greater protections and benefits for employees directly impact by reductions in force than currently provided to them by the original version of NJ WARN and the…
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UnitedHealth Group has been an invaluable Pro Bono Partnership supporter for 15 years. During this time, 45 UnitedHealth Group employees have volunteered and assisted 78 nonprofits with 111 unique legal matters in all three of the states that PBP serves—Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. In 2021, Pro Bono Partnership was thrilled to honor the UnitedHealth Group Law Department…
Read Full PostNJ’s New Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Act Will Increase Costs for Employers
In February 2023, Governor Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Act. The Act’s requirements are complicated and likely will result in significantly higher financial and compliance costs for employers that utilize the services of temporary help service firms to provide workers in the designated occupational categories covered by the…
Read Full PostU.S. DOL Issues Important New Guidance under FLSA and FMLA
In February 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued two important policy documents that set forth the DOL’s position on key issues under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Telework Under the FLSA and FMLA The DOL published Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-1, Telework…
Read Full PostVolunteer Spotlight: Steven Weinberger, Davis+Gilbert LLP
Steven Weinberger, a Senior Real Estate Attorney at Davis+Gilbert LLP in New York, has been volunteering with Pro Bono Partnership for over 20 years. Steven, a 2013 Pro Bono Partnership Volunteer of the Year, has assisted on over 50 Partnership matters and has become our “go to” real estate volunteer in both New York and…
Read Full PostNew Federal Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees
Employers should be aware that two new federal laws – the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) – were signed into law on December 29, 2022. The PWFA Under the PWFA, employers with 15 or more employees will be required to provide reasonable accommodations…
Read Full PostNew York Rings in 2023 by Implementing Several New Employment Laws
New York employers will be subject to several new employment laws in 2023. Below is a summary of three new laws that New York employers should review and prepare for now. Electronic Posting Law, Effective December 16, 2022 This new law requires New York employers to electronically make available to employees those documents that New…
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