Businesses do have the legal right to require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but should they? And what do businesses need to know about a vaccine policy without running afoul of anti-discrimination laws? These were some of the many COVID-related questions that attorney Michael Shadiack, the chair of Connell Foley’s Labor and Employment […]
Employment & Labor Law
Business Groups: ‘Healthy Terminals Act’ Would Jeopardize Economic Recovery
New Jersey lawmakers are in danger of putting the state’s economic recovery at risk by passing the so-called “Healthy Terminals Act,” the leaders of NJBIA and the NJ Chamber of Commerce said in an op-ed published Tuesday in ROI-NJ. “Instead of making it easier for people to get back to work, the legislation — which […]
NJBIA’s opposition to Senate Bill No. 3414 (Sweeney (D3); Greenstein (D14))
On behalf of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, the nation’s largest statewide business association whose members employ over one million people in New Jersey, I am testifying in opposition to Senate Bill No. 3414 (Sweeney & Greenstein) and ask that it not be released from committee. While we recognize the potential benefits of […]
NJBIA’s opposition to Senate Bill No. 989 (Weinberg (D37); Greenstein (D14))
On behalf of our member companies that provide 1 million jobs in the state and make the New Jersey Business & Industry Association the largest statewide business association in the country, please accept our testimony in opposition to Senate Bill No. 989, the “Healthy Terminals Act.” If adopted, this bill will drive up the cost of […]
What Businesses Need to Know about Changes to H-1B Visas and More
Connell Foley attorneys recently updated NJBIA members on the status of some of the hundreds of changes made since 2017 to federal immigration rules, including the H-1B visa program, and how it impacts U.S. employers and their hiring practices. Neil Dornbaum and Kathleen Peregoy, the co-chairs of Connell Foley’s Immigration Practice Group, spoke Feb. 4 at an online meeting of the NJBIA Human Resource Council about rules finalized during the Trump administration, including some whose scheduled implementation date […]