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07.23.14
EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") recently issued new enforcement guidance on pregnancy discrimination and related issues (the "Guidance"). The new Guidance, the first to address pregnancy discrimination since 1983, contains a comprehensive view of the EEOC's position on the application and interpretation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act ("PDA") and the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") with respect to the rights of workers to be financially and legally protected before, during, and after their pregnancies.
05.13.14
NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance on Handbook Rules
On March 18, 2015, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") issued Memorandum GC 15-04, a 30-page Memorandum providing guidance on handbook policies and employer rules. The Memorandum which addresses recent NLRB decisions pertaining to employee handbooks, was issued to provide guidance regarding policies and rules that an employee would reasonably construe to prohibit Section 7 activity under the National Labor Relations Act (the"Act"). In his introduction to the Memorandum, the General Counsel noted that the Act "does not allow even well-intentioned rules that would inhibit employees from engaging in activities protected by the Act."
04.03.14
Attention NYC Employers: Paid Sick Leave Notice Now Available
The New York City Earned Sick Time Act (the "Act") went into effect on April 1, 2014. The Act requires certain employers to provide workers with sick days. The Act further requires that New York City employers provide notice of an employee's right to sick time at the commencement of employment and to existing employees by May 1, 2014. The notice may also be conspicuously posted at an employer's place of business in an area accessible to employees.
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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NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT PERMITS PLAINTIFF TO SEEK RELIANCE DAMAGES UNDER THE THEORY OF PROMMISSORY ESTOPPEL FOR A RESCINDED JOB OFFER by Allison Vogel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