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Posted on Jun 21, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Earlier this month Governor Murphy declared an end to New Jersey’s public health emergency by signing a new reopening bill which is scheduled to take full effect in 18 days. The Governor’s action comes just …
Posted on Jun 21, 2021 on Legal Updates, News, Tips of the Month, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
No, it’s not your imagination- American sentiment is shifting towards pro-union, anti-big business at an accelerating rate. According to a recent study, public sentiment towards big business is at a near 50-year low at a …
Posted on Jun 1, 2021 on Legal Updates, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
June 1, 2021 Last week, President Biden nominated veteran union lawyer, Gwynne Wilcox, to fill the vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”). Wilcox is currently a Partner at the union-side labor law …
Posted on May 18, 2021 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Workplace Safety by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
May 18, 2021 On Monday, May 17, 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York joined Connecticut’s Gov. Ned Lamont in adopting last week’s new CDC guidance eliminating the indoor mask mandate for individuals who are …
Posted on May 13, 2021 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
May 13, 2021 Last month, President Biden issued an Executive Order which raised the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15.00 per hour. It was a smaller victory than what he had hoped after his …
Posted on May 11, 2021 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
May 11, 2021 The U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) last Wednesday announced an end to the short-lived Trump-era rule on the classification of workers as independent contractors. This rule would have decreased the number …
Posted on May 3, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
May 3, 2021 Originally published in the Connecticut Law Tribune on May 3, 2021 As technology advances many employers now use electronic timekeeping systems to track employees’ hours. Often times these systems use rounding software to adjust …
Posted on Apr 6, 2021 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Privacy Rights by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
April 6, 2021 Earlier this year the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) delivered to the Federal Register, for publication and public comment, its Notices of Proposed Rulemakings (the “Rule”) on wellness programs under …
Posted on Mar 25, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
March 25, 2021 Among the many disconcerting promises by President Biden is his wish to significantly reduce employers’ use of non-compete provisions, and to eliminate entirely the use of anti-poaching provisions in employment agreements. Previously, …
Posted on Mar 11, 2021 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
March 11, 2021 On Thursday, March 11th, President Biden signed into law the $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill in an attempt to help pull the country out of a growing financial crisis stemming from the COVID-19 …