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04.08.21
ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS: 2021’s COBRA Subsidy Is Effective Immediately and DOL Model Notices Are Now Available
As highlighted in NFC’s eAlert last month, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) – President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package - includes a subsidy for the full cost of continuing health insurance under COBRA for certain qualified individuals. The following are key points for employers to keep in mind regarding the new mandatory COBRA subsidy...
04.08.21
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: NY Enacts Employment Protections for Off-Duty Adult Cannabis Use
Following closely on the heels of New Jersey
[CLICK HERE for our February 24, 2021 eAlert], New York has now legalized adult recreational cannabis use. On March 31, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the “Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act” (“MRTA”), which creates a new Cannabis Law and establishes a Cannabis Control Board and Office of Cannabis Management to form a regulated and taxed cannabis industry in New York...
03.30.21
ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS: EEOC ANNOUNCES APRIL 26, 2021 OPENING DATE FOR THE COLLECTION OF 2019 AND 2020 EEO-1 COMPONENT 1 DATA
After a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, the EEOC announced yesterday that submission of 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component Data for qualifying employers must be submitted between April 26, 2021 and July 19, 2021...
03.17.21
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: NY Mandates Paid Time Off for COVID-19 Vaccinations
Effective immediately, all New York employers, regardless of size, are required to provide employees with up to 4 hours of paid time off to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees may receive a greater
amount under a collectively bargained agreement or as otherwise provided by the employer. This new leave requirement amends the New York Labor Law and automatically sunsets on December 31, 2022...
03.16.21
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: American Rescue Plan Further Extends FFCRA Tax Credits and Other Employment-Related Benefits
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021”, a $1.9 trillion omnibus COVID-19 relief package covering a wide range of economic matters from agriculture
food supply chains to school funding to vaccine distribution. Like the stimulus package enacted in December 2020, critical provisions of the new law from an employment perspective include extensions of tax credits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), federal unemployment benefits under the Coronavirus Air, Relief and Economics Security (“CARES”) Act, and forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”)...
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03.01.21
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT PERMITS PLAINTIFF TO SEEK RELIANCE DAMAGES UNDER THE THEORY OF PROMMISSORY ESTOPPEL FOR A RESCINDED JOB OFFER by Allison Vogel
02.24.21
NJ APPELLATE DIVISION ISSUES LATEST PRO-ARBITRATION RULING REQUIRING RE/MAX AGENT TO ARBITRATE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS BROUGHT UNDER LAD by Lindsey Andreozzi
01.14.21
NEW UNION, NEW AGREEMENT: THE THIRD CIRCUIT HOLDS ORIGINAL CBAS WITH PRIOR LABOR UNION INVALID IN UTILITY WORKERS UNITED ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 537 v. PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY by Monvan Hu
12.24.20
COVID-19 Employment Lawsuits Climbing the Courts: Second Circuit to Hear Previously Dismissed Public Nuisance and Workplace Safety Claims Against Amazon by Jesse Grasty
10.15.20
WE CAN DO THIS REOPENING THE NON-PUBLIC OFFICE SECTOR AND KEEPING IT OPEN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
10.01.20
Employment Law Firm Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC Accelerates Expansion by Opening West Coast Office
09.23.20
NFC EXPANDS TO WEST COAST & INTRODUCES NEW PARTNER – STACY L. FODE
07.24.20
LIVE COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR RECORDING: Being An Upstander In The Face Of Racism
07.15.20
Retirement Plan ERISA Fiduciary Duties During the COVID-19 Crisis by Christine Gottesman
07.06.20
ANTICIPATING AND PREPARING FOR COVID-19 RELATED EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION by Kerrie Heslin, Robin Rome and Ryan Carlson (This article appeared on the Westlaw Practitioner Insights Commentaries web page on July 2, 2020.)
06.16.20
“U.S. Supreme Court issues ruling extending federal job protection to LGBTQ Employees – Bostock v. Clayton County, GA” By Kirsten Grossman
06.15.20
NUKK-FREEMAN & CERRA’S, SUZANNE M. CERRA NAMED TO NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION PANDEMIC TASK FORCE, LAW FIRM REOPENING COMMITTEE
06.05.20
A STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF BLACK LIVES MATTER
05.20.20
LIVE COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR RECORDING: Return To Work 2.0 – Getting Your Workforce Back Into The Workplace
05.08.20
LIVE COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR RECORDING: Anticipating/Preparing for COVID-19 Litigation
04.24.20
LIVE COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR RECORDING: What to do NOW to get ready for employees returning to work during the COVID-19 crisis
04.03.20
LIVE COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR RECORDING: 2nd COVID-19 focused webinar focusing on critical employer Q&As relating to employment law and the crisis
03.26.20
LIVE COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR RECORDING: Exploring some of employers’ most commonly asked employment law questions relating to the Coronavirus pandemic
03.12.20
“What Employers Need to Know…NJ Supreme Court Affirms Protections for Employees Using Medical Marijuana” By Kegan Andeskie
06.28.18
“It’s Not Always Clear What Constitutes Sexual Harassment. Use This Tool to Navigate the Gray Areas to Navigate the Gray Areas.” By Kathleen Kelley Reardon
05.10.17
“Protected Activity”Continues to Broaden Under SOX
01.30.17
State Mandated Paid Family Leave is On the Rise
12.05.16
Employer Common Concerns Questionnaire
06.07.16
Preparing for the Separation Agreement ‘Fire Drill’
04.27.16
Equal Pay for Equal Play: U.S. National Women’s Soccer Team’s Fight for Equal Pay Parallels Equal Pay Initiatives Across the Country