Lyons Presents on Paid Family Leave Act at NJBIA Seminar

 

Roseland, NJ, July 6, 2009 — Connell Foley’s M. Trevor Lyons of, spoke at New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) “Paid Family Leave” Seminar on May 29, 2009. 

 

Mr. Lyons’ presentation to NJBIA members included a review of several check lists setting forth how New Jersey’s new paid family leave benefits work with unpaid leave under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and New Jersey’s Family Medical Leave Act (NJFLA).  Key to Mr. Lyons presentation was that the Paid Family Leave Act only provides partial income replacement, and does not provide any job protection.  An employee can be let go while on paid leave without violating that statute. In such circumstances, however, the job protection provisions of the FMLA or NJFLA still apply, and an employee may be entitled to job protection or job restoration under those statutes. Mr. Lyons also took the seminar participants through a number of detailed hypothetical situations which New Jersey employer may be confronted with when the income replacement provisions of the new law become effective on July 1, 2009.

 

Mr. Lyons has focused his practice in the area of Labor and Employment law. He provides diligent representation on behalf of management for a broad array of labor and employment related claims, including allegations of discrimination, employment contract disputes, restrictive covenants, wrongful terminations and whistleblower complaints.

 

The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) is an employer association providing information, services and advocacy for its member companies in order to build a more prosperous New Jersey. NJBIA is the nation's largest statewide employer association with 22,000 member companies in all industries and in every region of the State. It’s widely regarded as the most credible and effective advocate for business in the State.

 

For more information, please contact M. Trevor Lyons at 973-535-0500 or email  mlyons@connellfoley.com.