By: Cristina N. Hyde, JD As we celebrate the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, to say that people are eager to resume “normal life” would be an understatement. Yet, employers should not hastily cast away workplace restrictions despite an increasing population of fully vaccinated employees. Instead, according to the newest guidance issued by the Centers…
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COVID-19 Update: Pandemic response exceptions to common privacy practices in business and health care
By: Cristina N. Hyde, JD Over the past several weeks, New Jersey’s Governor Murphy and various federal government offices have issued more than 20 executive orders and federal memorandums in an effort to address the ongoing COVID-19 crises, decelerate the pandemic and mitigate its effect on all citizens. Predominantly effective for the duration of the…
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UPDATE: Regulations related to New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law have been finalized
By: Cristina N. Hyde, JD Last month, on January 6, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development finalized the regulations related to the Earned Sick Leave Law (ESLL) that went into effect in October 2018. 52 N.J.R. 20 (a). Although the finalized regulations do not generate significant changes, they are accompanied by…
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Deadline Alert: The March 1, 2020, operative date for the New Jersey Transit Benefits Law is near and employers must prepare for implementation
By: Cristina N. Hyde, J.D. Last March, Governor Murphy signed legislation requiring New Jersey employers, who have more than twenty employees, to offer pre-tax commuter benefits to those individuals who are not already subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Simply put, Senate Bill No. 1567 provides for a pre-tax fringe benefit permitting an employee to…
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New Jersey Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Goes into Effect October 29th!
By: Gina L. Campanella, Esq., FACHE The New Jersey Mandatory Paid Sick Leave law, which was passed on May 2, 2018, officially goes into effect on October 29, 2018. In advance of the effective date, the New Jersey Department of Labor has finally issued their proposed Regulations for enforcement of this law. As is often…