- Posts by Michael Shadiack
PartnerMichael Shadiack is the Chair of Connell Foley LLP’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Representing a broad spectrum of employers and management personnel in the private and public sectors, he provides litigation defense and ...
1. MODERNIZE YOUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. Employee handbooks should be updated often - preferably on a yearly basis - in order to stay up-to-date with changing laws. Take the time to make sure your company’s handbook has a social media policy, addresses same-sex married couples, and provides ...
On December 8, 2015, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) submitted the so-called “Persuader Rule” to the Office of Management and Budget for review. The Persuader Rule applies to employers, attorneys, consultants and other persons who attempt to persuade employees to ...
On December 7, 2015, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued final regulations to the Opportunity to Compete Act (the “Act”), commonly known as the “Ban the Box” legislation. The Act, which has been in effect since March 1, 2015, restricts covered ...
On November 24, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit -- the federal court with jurisdiction over New Jersey -- issued an opinion that impacts how and when employers must compensate employees for a meal period. Joining the majority of federal appellate courts, the Third Circuit ...
Jersey City’s mayor and council have amended the city’s paid sick leave ordinance, expanding the law’s mandates. Originally passed in 2013, the city’s paid sick leave ordinance was the first in New Jersey to require employers to provide mandatory paid sick leave to their full-time ...
On January 1, 2016, New York City’s Affordable Transit Act will go into effect. The Act requires employers with 20 or more full-time employees to offer its employees the opportunity to use pre-tax wages toward certain commuting expenses. The Act defines a full-time employee as one who works ...
New York City’s Fair Chance Act (“FCA”) goes into effect today, October 27, 2015. Under the FCA, most New York City employers with four or more employees are prohibited from inquiring about a job applicant’s criminal background during the employment application process. This new ...
On September 22, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that when a court determines that an employee breached the duty of loyalty owed to his or her employer, the employer may recover from the employee the amount of his or her salary paid during the periods of disloyalty. In such an instance, the ...
On September 7, 2015, President Obama signed an Executive Order requiring certain federal contractors to provide their employees with paid sick leave. Under the Order, employees working on federal contracts can earn seven paid sick days annually.
The Order guarantees both part- and ...
The City of Jersey City recently enacted an ordinance designed to impose stricter penalties on businesses that engage in wage theft. The wage theft prevention ordinance allows the city to deny or suspend an employer’s Jersey City-issued business license if the employer is found liable of ...