Subscribe to Our FeedNJ Announces Minimum Wage Increase
Governor Murphy, Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Coughlin have just announced their plan to increase New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. Currently, minimum wage in New Jersey is $8.85 per hour. Under the proposed plan, minimum wage would increase to $10/hour on July 1, 2019. Minimum wage would then increase by a […]
United States Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employers Regarding Class Action Arbitration
Striking a major blow to employees, in a 5-4 ruling (along party lines which shows the importance of Trump appointee Gorsuch), the United States Supreme Court has ruled that employers can require employees to waive their right to class action lawsuits and may instead force employees to arbitrate their claims individually. This is particularly important […]
New Minimum Wage Poster Issued by Department of Labor
Businesses take note, the United States Department of Labor has revised its Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) Minimum Wage Poster. It’s time to take down your old poster and put up the new one in its place. A link to the new poster is found here: https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/flsa.htm Most businesses are covered by the FLSA and […]
FEDERAL OVERTIME LAWS BROADENED, BENEFITING MILLIONS OF WORKERS
In an effort to boost stagnant wages and honor his promise to ensure a fair wage for all, on May 18th, 2016 the Obama administration, through the U.S. Department of Labor, announced an updated overtime rule that more than doubles the overtime pay threshold of $23,660 a year ($455 a week), to $47,476 a year […]
NJ Court Further Limits Ability To Classify Workers As Independent Contractors
A recent ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court in the matter Hargrove v. Sleepy’s, LLC has held that the strict “ABC” test must be used for determining whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor for wage and hour purposes. This is bad news for NJ employers who will now find it even […]
NJ Employers: $8.38 Minimum Wage Effective January 1
As you may remember, in November 2013, voters approved an amendment to the New Jersey Constitution increasing the state minimum wage to $8.25. The amendment also created annual cost of living increases, tied to the Consumer Price Index, to be added to the minimum wage each year. The increases are calculated each September and take […]
New Jersey Domestic Violence Leave Bill Receives Final Legislative Approval
Last week the full New Jersey General Assembly granted final legislative approval for bill A-2919/S-2177, known as the “New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act” or “NJ SAFE Act”. If signed into law by the Governor, the Act would allow eligible employees who are victims or whose family members are victims of domestic abuse or […]
NJ Company to Pay Over 3 Million Dollars For Wage & Hour Violations
Daniyal Enterprises LLC, the owner of 72 gas stations in New Jersey, recently entered into a settlement with the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) wherein it agreed to pay almost 3.1 million dollars in overtime back wages and penalties. Attendants at gas stations owned by Daniyal (Roadway Fuel, Ali Fuel, Green Fuel) worked up […]
Employer's Creative Method to Reduce Overtime Pay Upheld by Federal Court
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), non-exempt employees eligible to receive overtime are entitled to receive one and a half times their regular rate of pay for each hour worked over 40 hours during any work week. On an oil rig maintained by Redland Energy Services (“Redland”), employees were receiving over 40 hours of […]
Compliance With Wage & Hour Laws In The Wake Of Hurricane Sandy
Whether a NJ employer forced to shut down its operations as a result of Hurricane Sandy, or related event, is required to pay wages for the period of closure depends, in large part, on the classification of the affected employee under federal and state wage and hour laws. In other words, is the employee an […]
