http://www.njlaborandemploymentlaw.com The New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Blog is authored by Jay S. Becker and Joseph C. DeBlasio, shareholders in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group, with support from the associates in the Group. It is dedicated to provide news and updates regarding all labor and employment matters throughout New Jersey. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:14:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Joseph DeBlasio and Kelly Gunther recently published an article, "Untangling the Web of Social Media"  for the Winter 2012 issue of In-House Defense Quarterly. Social media use permeates the workplace now more than ever. Regulating employees’ active presence on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, ... http://www.njlaborandemploymentlaw.com/2012/01/joseph-c-deblasio-and-kelly-d-gunther-author-untangling-the-web-of-social-media/ November 28, 2011 - The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development ("NJDOL") issued a new six-page notice that all New Jersey employers must immediately distribute to all newly hired employees and conspicuously post in the workplace. Employers must also distribute the notice to its current employees by no ... http://www.njlaborandemploymentlaw.com/2011/12/ghc-alert-new-jersey-issues-new-mandatory-workplace-poster/ In an attempt to create more consistency between New Jersey law and federal law, the New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) recently amended its wage and hour regulations to adopt the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA or Act) white collar exemptions from minimum wage and overtime requirements.  What was ... http://www.njlaborandemploymentlaw.com/2011/10/commissioned-salespersons-no-longer-exempt-from-overtime-under-new-jersey-law/ Whether you have one employee or hundreds, in today’s electronic world, you should assume that your employees are using some type of social media in their personal lives, and likely in their professional lives too.  Are you?  Is your company or organization taking advantage of social media marketing ... http://www.njlaborandemploymentlaw.com/2011/09/jay-s-becker-featured-guest-on-blogtalkradio%e2%80%99s-business-dig-discussing-the-importance-of-a-social-media-policy/ Although the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) was enacted on Sept. 25, 2008, and became effective Jan. 1, 2009, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) did not issue the final amended regulations to the ADAAA until March 25, 2011. These regulations, which became effective ... http://www.njlaborandemploymentlaw.com/2011/08/jay-becker-ari-burd-author-article-a-review-of-the-adaaa-final-regulations/ The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently affirmed the right of an employer to take action against its employees for posting negative comments about the employer on a social media page.  While it may seem obvious that an employer would have the right to take action, questions began to arise ... http://www.njlaborandemploymentlaw.com/2011/08/employment-law-social-media-update/ What do employers need to know about the new US DOL smart phone app? The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") recently launched its first smart phone app, which acts as an electronic time-sheet, allowing employees to track their work hours and pay. Employees can input an hourly rate and ... http://www.njlaborandemploymentlaw.com/2011/07/sarah-somerset-authors-qa-on-the-new-us-dol-smart-phone-app/ After over a year and a half since first signed into law by former Governor Jon Corzine, Gov. Christie finally approved the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.  The delay was related to the conflict of the state law with federal law, which still strictly prohibits the use and sale ... http://www.njlaborandemploymentlaw.com/2011/07/278/ In a departure from United States Supreme Court precedent, the New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that each paycheck resulting from a prior discriminatory pay decision constitutes an actionable act of discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD). The continuing violation doctrine, however, is not applicable to disparate ... http://www.njlaborandemploymentlaw.com/2011/03/alexander-v-seton-hall-university-refusal-to-depart-from-precedent-aligns-the-new-jersey-law-against-discrimination-with-the-lilly-ledbetter-fair-pay-act-of-2009/ A recent New Jersey Appellate Division decision emphasizes that a written anti-discrimination policy, standing alone, is not enough to provide a safe haven to employers from discrimination claims.  In Allen v. Adecco, Inc., A-1708-09 (Jan. 27, 2011), a New Jersey Appellate Division panel reversed a grant of summary judgment and ... http://www.njlaborandemploymentlaw.com/2011/03/anti-bias-policy-alone-not-enough-to-shield-employers-from-liability/