TRENTON – New Jersey’s total nonfarm wage and salary employment rose modestly in March, increasing by 3,600 jobs to mark the fifth monthly increase in the last six months, according to preliminary estimates produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. New Jersey reached a seasonally adjusted employment of 4,189,800. The state’s unemployment rate ticked […]
Employment & Labor Law Issue Report
Senate Labor Committee Meeting – Monday, June 11
Senate Labor Committee Meeting – Monday, June 11, 2018 at 10 a.m. The following bills are scheduled to be considered by the Senate Labor Committee on Monday, June 11 at 10 a.m. in the 1st Floor, Committee Room 6, State House Annex. S-1046: (Vitale/Gopal) – Concerns unemployment compensation and labor disputes. S-1317: (Ruiz) – Revises […]
Paid Sick Leave Bill Signed
Governor Phil Murphy signed the Paid Sick Leave bill into law today. The new law will: Pre-empt all municipal ordinances so that businesses will have to follow one uniform statewide law Require employers to provide 40 hours of paid sick leave per benefit year Employees accrue 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 […]
Employment and Labor Bills to be considered by Legislature
The following Committees will meet on Thursday, June 1st to vote on employment & labor bills. The Senate Labor Committee: S2909 – Regulates temporary help service firms as employment agencies; expands civil rights protections of certain job seekers. S2536 – Concerns employer inquiries about worker’s wage and salary experience. S3199 – Increases certain penalties for […]