On September 26, 2024, the State Assembly passed a Bill (A3505) expands the circumstances under which family leave can be taken under the New Jersey Family Leave Act to include “bereavement” leave for parents who suffer the death of a child or failed adoption. Under an amended law, an employee…
The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a decision today invalidating a state employment regulation that required state workplace investigators to request victims and witnesses in harassment investigations to keep all aspects of the investigation confidential. The Court held that the challenged regulation, N.J.A.C. 4A:7-3.1(j), was unconstitutionally overbroad and struck the…
The federal government recently enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act which provides emergency aid to workers as a result the Covid-19 outbreak. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is a compressive package that, in part, temporary amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) to incorporate, paid sick leave and…