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During their routine mine inspections, The Department of Labor announced that they found over 335 violations in April 2023 alone. Over the course of the year, these investigations have revealed several violations, including 257 significant and substantial violations, likely to cause injury and illness. As well as 18 unwarrantable failure findings, indicating that these are

Governor Murphy signed a bill developed by the Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA) on March 13, 2023, that changes the dates for the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) material cost escalation program. This bill expands the eligibility period for contracts that qualify for reimbursement for cost increases. Previously, only contracts bid before April 1, 2020,

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has been the subject of much debate in recent years, especially regarding the salary threshold for overtime eligibility. Until 2020, the threshold was set at $23,600. In January 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) raised the salary threshold to $684 per week or $35,568 per year. Now, just three

On July 8, 2022, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) published a final ruling to implement changes to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program for financially troubled multiemployer pension plans under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) which became effective on August 8, 2022. There is a thirty (30) day public comment period solely

As a result of landmark case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which is the recent Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe vs. Wade, there are bound to be labor and employment repercussions. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has vowed to stand behind the protections that existed under Roe vs. Wade, stating that he will

Most expecting parents in New Jersey qualify for some paid family leave. Through the joint effort of the New Jersey Department of Labor and the Office of Innovation, an online tool has been developed to help expecting parents plan and estimate the dates when their maternity leave benefits start and end (myleavebenefits.nj.gov/timeline). In NJ, maternity

The New Jersey Department Of Labor’s Aggressive Enforcement Of Prevailing Wage Violations  This year the State of New Jersey introduced a number of new employment laws focused on cracking down on prevailing wage violations and independent contractor misclassification claims, which includes a new law imposing joint and personal liability on owners, directors, officers, and managers

On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced a final rule clarifying who is an “independent contractor” and who is an “employee” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and subject to its requirements. TheUSDOL’s final rule draws on the knowledge its staff gained by examining decades of court opinions and numerous State

Governor Phil Murphy has made adjustments to the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, effective August 6, 2019 Additionally, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development recently offeredextended benefits to unemployed workers. The new changes to the Wage and Hour Law increase thestatute of limitations from two years to six years and provides for

As of June 15, 2020, Justice Neil Gorsuch, authorized nationwide protection for the LGBTQcommunity against workplace discrimination. In the case Bostock v. Clayton County, JusticeGorsuch used the following language, “In Title VII, Congress adopted broad language making itillegal for an employer to rely on an employee’s sex when deciding to fire that employee.” Priorto this