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
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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,…
New York State Paid Sick Leave Law Goes Into Effect and New York City Amends City’s Sick Time Law Requiring Notice by October 30, 2020
New York State Paid Sick Leave Law
As we previously reported, New York State passed the New York State Sick Leave Law (“NYSSL”), which went into effect on September 30, 2020. While some New York localities, such as New York City and Westchester County, have their own sick leave laws, the NYSSL will apply…
Supreme Court Holds that Employers Cannot Discriminate Against Employees on the Basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
On June 15, 2020, in a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court made clear that employers may not discriminate against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Specifically, the Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act’s prohibition against discrimination on the basis of “sex” includes discrimination on the…