Employment Law

By: Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Can an employer’s Artificial Intelligence (“AI�) screening tools result in a claim of unlawful discrimination? The EEOC believes The post Preventing Employment Discrimination in the Age of AI: EEOC Offers Guidance first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Thevuni Athalage, Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. You might think that employees who are highly compensated are never entitled to overtime pay. However, The post Not All High Earners Are Exempt from Overtime Pay first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Thevuni Athalage, Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Made common by the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has seemingly transformed the workplace for the better. The post Remote Work is Here to Stay! first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By:  Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Tom Daly Recently, a New Jersey Appellate Panel clarified that the widely used “ABC Test� for distinguishing employees The post ABC Test No Good for Real Estate Salespeople first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. On February 6, 2023, the New Jersey Legislature passed legislation providing protections for temporary laborers. The bill is The post New Jersey Creates Permanent Protections for Temporary Laborers first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq.   Does an employee who is terminated for quarantining due to potential exposure to Covid-19, pursuant to CDC The post If you need to self-quarantine due to Covid – You have employment protections under the law! first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq.   Included in the spending bill Congress passed at the end of 2022 were two bills designed to The post Pregnant and Nursing Workers Finally See Federal Job Protections first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By:  Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Tom Daly On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC�) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to The post Federal Trade Commission Proposes Ban on Non-Compete Agreements first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By:  Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Tom Daly New Jersey has joined 23 other states in raising its state minimum wage for hourly workers The post New Jersey Continues Minimum Wage Increases: $15 per hour by 2024 first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Can an employer be required to allow an employee a reasonable accommodation of working from home because of The post When Mandatory COVID-19 Testing Conflicts with an Employee’s Sincerely Held Religious Belief: The Employer May Have a Duty to Accommodate The Employee first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law a bill that would prohibit employers throughout the state from punishing The post New York Outlaws No-Fault Attendance Policies at Work first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By:  Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Tom Daly. James Dolan, CEO of MSG Entertainment, has recently faced backlash for denying entry to two attorneys The post Facial Recognition Technology Provides Avenue to Refuse Service first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By:  Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Jennifer Vorih, Esq. Gregory DiGuglielmo worked as a police officer for the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). On August 26, The post NJIT Police Officer Can Use Special Arbitration to Appeal Termination first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. When does an employee’s disability prevent that employee from being able to perform their essential job functions? That The post Employees with Medical Issues Have an Easier Road to Navigate In the New Jersey Work World first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Effective January 1, 2023, New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase to $14.13 per hour, a change of $1.13 The post New Year, New Minimum Wage in New Jersey first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. As discussed in an earlier blog, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law Bill S-121 on March 18, The post Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims Has Been Dealt a Blow — More to Come with Other Types of Employment Claims first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, already one of those most robust anti-discrimination laws in the country, is the The post The Law Against Discrimination May Be Getting Even More Powerful! first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By:  Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Tom Daly   Elon Musk purchased Twitter on October 27, 2022, paying $44 billion to make the company The post Employer Obligations Regarding Mass Layoffs and Plant Closings first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. After February 22, 2021, when New Jersey legalized recreational marijuana use for adults over the age of 21, The post Proposed Modifications to the Implications of Drug Testing of Employees first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..

By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. This past June, New Jersey lawmakers unanimously passed a law with bi-partisan support, Senate Bill S2357 (A3830), intended The post New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Revised Law Enhancing Unemployment Process first appeared on Hyderally & Associates P.C..