The New Jersey Department of Labor and the Attorney General have really declared war against the supposed scourge of misclassification of workers as independent contractors. The agency is making this
Continue Reading NJ Attorney General Reveals New Weapon In State’s Fight Against MisclassificationI have written a few times on the new, very aggressive, enforcement measures that the New Jersey legislature has recently taken on the issue of misclassification. On this troubling note,
Continue Reading New Jersey Management-Side Lawyers Bemoan Latest Legislative Attacks On The Business Community Over Independent Contractor Misclassification
I have been asked many times by clients if they need to give employees paid time off in order to get the vaccine. I tell them (in New Jersey) that
Continue Reading Paid Time Off For Getting The Vaccine: States Are Moving Towards That.
I have been writing about wage hour issues that are implicated or raised by the continuing COVID-19 situation. Well, here’s another one. I warn that as businesses start to open
Continue Reading Wave of Wage-Hour Lawsuits Coming? Beware of the Danger Zones
The New Jersey independent contractor test is one of the toughest for a putative employer to prevail upon. So, when an employer does do that, it is a great day
Continue Reading NJ Employer Wins Independent Contractor Case, Beats ABC Test
In a case entitled Black-Melone et al v. Board of Review, an appellate New Jersey court has affirmed a lower court ruling that denied former Verizon Communications Inc. employees
Continue Reading Impact of Severance Pay On Eligibility For Unemployment Benefits