TestAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues to run its course in the United States, the economic impact has shuttered businesses across the country, resulting in job losses for millions of workers. The accompanying surge in unemployment benefit applications has resulted in historic numbers with the most recently reported week ending March […]
In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workplaces across the United States, on March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which among other various provisions for relief, contains two major provisions that will impact numerous employers across the nation: (1) […]
As published in February/March 2020 edition of The Tri-Stater, The Member Newsletter of The Tri-State Human Resource Management Association. Preventing sexual harassment is not only the right thing to do, but legally necessary to prevent significant legal liability from attaching to employers. If your company is wondering how to minimize […]
On December 19, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed the CROWN Act (“Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act”) into law in New Jersey. The CROWN Act amended the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination in order to emphasize that racial discrimination on the basis of “traits historically associated […]
