More Businesses Moving to PTO Plans

More Businesses Moving to PTO Plans

Absenteeism is costly to employers. However, paid time off is key to recruiting and retaining good employees. Everyone needs time off to rest and recharge, as well as to care for an ill family member or their own illness. Over the years, many companies have gone from...
5 Common Wage & Hour Mistakes

5 Common Wage & Hour Mistakes

The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides important protections to workers in terms of their pay and hours worked. This law presents challenges to employers in their understanding of its many regulations and how to apply them to their workforce, especially...
2022 HR Items NJ Businesses Should Review

2022 HR Items NJ Businesses Should Review

Now that we are beginning a new year, New Jersey businesses should review the following list to help ensure they are mitigating risk in 2022. Conduct a Human Resources CheckupĀ  There are over 27 federal and New Jersey state employment laws businesses need to comply...
New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law

New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law

In reviewing the time off policies of New Jersey businesses, it is clear to me that many of them are unaware of a statute that has been in effect since October of 2018, the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law. The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law states that an employee...
NJ Min Wage to Increase on Jan 1st

NJ Min Wage to Increase on Jan 1st

The minimum wage in New Jersey is scheduled to increase on January 1, 2022 to $13.00 an hour. This is part of legislation signed by Governor Murphy in early 2019 which began with an increase of the minimum wage to $10.00 effective July 1st, 2019. Thereafter, increases...
Don’t Be a Wage Thief

Don’t Be a Wage Thief

Businesses in New Jersey must ensure that they are paying their employees properly. As if keeping up with all the federal and New Jersey state wage and hour laws was not stressful enough for businesses, New Jersey put a much larger focus on it through the passage of...
My Employee Stinks of Smoke!

My Employee Stinks of Smoke!

Employee odors, whether natural or artificial, are a common and complex workplace problem. Telling an employee that their scent is not acceptable in the workplace can be a difficult conversation for both the employee and the company. It is recommended that you...
COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Unemployment

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Unemployment

Now that more and more employers have implemented or are considering the implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the question of unemployment for those who refuse and get terminated continues to arise. I never tell a business that a terminated employee will not...