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New Jersey Law Journal

Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act: A Substantially Dissimilar Law

The act—which applies to all employers in New Jersey, regardless of size—has been both hailed and criticized as the broadest pay equity law in the nation.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Finds Tossing Wage Case on the Eve of Trial Was in Error

U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest's sua sponte decision, declining to assert jurisdiction on state-law claims, was reversed and remanded by the panel that took issue with her reasoning.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Times They Are a-Changin' for NJ Employers

Gather round employers, there's a battle outside and it's ragin'. The new employment laws will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls, for the times in New Jersey they are a-changin'.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Measure Twice, Cut Once: Understanding the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act

Measure twice, cut once. It's a carpenter's motto reminding us that it is better to spend a little more effort up front to be certain about what we're doing than to have to spend time, money, and energy trying to fix a mistake after the fact.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Conversion of the Notice of Temporary Compensation Payable

The notice of temporary compensation payable (NTCP) and its use has always been the topic of much debate since its inception.
8 minute read

The Recorder

'De Minimis' No More?: Calif. Supreme Court Finds Employers Must Pay for Small Amounts of Off-the-Clock Work

The justices have made it clear that neither the California Labor Code nor the California Wage Orders have adopted the de minimis doctrine found in the Fair Labor Standards Act.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Enforceability of Cost-Sharing Provisions in Arbitration Agreements

The Supreme Court recently held in Epic Systems v. Lewis, 584 U.S. __ (2018), that arbitration agreements which include waivers of employees' rights to bring class or collective actions are enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), and that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) does not override this principle in the FAA.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Legal Assistant Sues Drinker Biddle Claiming Race Discrimination

Drinker Biddle is facing a discrimination suit from an African-American legal assistant in the firm's Princeton office claiming she is paid less than her colleagues because of her race and was subjected to a barrage of offensive remarks.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Senator's SCOTUS Brief Challenges Wave of Pro-Arbitration Decisions

In his first friend-of-the-court brief as counsel of record, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, pressed for the right of independent contractors to litigate labor disputes in court in New Prime v. Oliveria.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Calif. Supreme Court Finds Federal 'De Minimis' Rule Doesn't Apply to California Wage Laws

In a win for California employees, the court said state law doesn't recognize a rule that federal courts often apply when dismissing wage claims for small amounts of time that are difficult to track.
5 minute read

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