On February 22, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“NJCREAMMA”), which legalizes the recreational use of cannabis for adults age 21 and over. On that same date, Governor Murphy also signed the companion cannabis decriminalization bill (A1897) (the “Decriminalization Law”) and the “Clean Up” bill
Employment
New York Department of Labor Issues Additional Guidance on the COVID-19 Sick Leave Law, Imposing New Obligations on Employers
Posted in Employment
After more than ten (10) months since going into effect, on January 20, 2021, the New York Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) issued new guidance (the “Guidance”) regarding the New York COVID-19 Sick Leave Law (the “Law”). As we initially reported, depending upon employer size and net income, the Law requires New York employers to…
WARN Act Update: Amount of Notice Provided for Pandemic-Related Mass Layoffs Subject to Close Judicial Scrutiny
By Bradley P. Pollina on
Posted in Employment
The Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN Act”) generally requires large employers to provide 60 days’ advance notice to employees before instituting a “plant closing” or “mass layoff” affecting 50 or more people at a single site of employment. However, there are various other provisions of the WARN Act that relax…
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 Enacted: What Employers Need to Know Now
By Randi W. Kochman on
Posted in Employment
Madeline L. Stein, a law clerk at Cole Schotz P.C., co-authored this article
On the evening of December 21, 2020, the House and Senate approved a $900 billion stimulus package included as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”). The President signed the Act into law on December 27, 2020. The stimulus…
New Jersey Issues Executive Order 192 Requiring Enactment Of Various Workplace Safety Requirements
Posted in Employment, Employment Policies and Practices
On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order Number 192, which mandates that every employer that “requires or permits its workforce, whether in part or as a whole, to be physically present at a worksite to perform work” abide certain minimum workplace requirements.
These requirements, which become effective on November 5,…