Maxine Neuhauser

Firm/Organization: Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Blogs: Health Employment and Labor, Management Memo, Retail Labor and Employment Law, Technology Employment Law, Wage and Hour Defense Blog

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Health Employment and Labor

NJ Division on Civil Rights Issues Guidance on Illegal Discrimination Based on Hair

By Maxine Neuhauser on September 30, 2019

In September 2019, the New Jersey Division of Rights (“DCR”) issued enforcement guidance (“Guidance”) clarifying and explaining how the DCR applies the state’s Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) to discrimination based on hairstyles, particularly with respect to those “closely associated with Black people.” The Guidance states that the LAD’s prohibition on discrimination based on race encompasses discrimination that is ostensibly based on hairstyles that are inextricably intertwined with or closely associated with race and therefore prohibits…

Wage and Hour Defense Blog

Sweeping NJ “Wage Theft” Law Exponentially Expands Exposure for Wage Claims

By Maxine Neuhauser & Michael D. Thompson on August 23, 2019

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As the result of a sweeping “Wage Theft” law (“Law”), which became effective upon enactment on August 6, 2019, New Jersey employers will face toughened penalties and increased exposure for failure to pay wages, benefits and overtime (collectively “wages”) owed to workers. Employers should take immediate notice because any missteps or mistakes may prove extremely costly. In sum, the Law: makes employees eligible to receive 200% liquidated damages for all unpaid wages and…

Health Employment and Labor

New Jersey’s Highest Court to Decide Whether Employers Are Required to Accommodate Medical Marijuana Use

By Maxine Neuhauser, Nathaniel M. Glasser, Denise Dadika & Anastasia A. Regne on July 24, 2019

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On July 16, 2019, the New Jersey Supreme Court (“Court”) granted certification to review the Appellate Division’s decision in Wild v. Carriage Funereal Holdings, which ruled that the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination’s (“LAD”) requirement that employers reasonably accommodate disabilities applied to an employee’s use of medical cannabis legally prescribed pursuant to New Jersey’s Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act (“CUMMA”[1]). Employers may expect to see additional direction regarding their obligation to accommodate…

Health Employment and Labor

New Jersey Enacts Broad Employment Protections for Registered Medical Cannabis Users

By Nathaniel M. Glasser, Denise Dadika, Maxine Neuhauser & Anastasia A. Regne on July 11, 2019

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On July 2, 2019, New Jersey joined Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, New York City, and Oklahoma in enacting employment protections for authorized users of medical cannabis. New Jersey’s new medical cannabis law (“Law”), which became effective upon signing by Governor Phil Murphy, amends the state’s Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act (“CUMCA”),[1] N.J.S.A. 24:61-2, et seq. Among other measures, the Law prohibits employers from taking an adverse employment action against a…

Health Employment and Labor

New Jersey Issues Updated Family Leave Act and Family Leave Insurance Act Posters

By Maxine Neuhauser on May 14, 2019

On February 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A 3975 (“the Law”), which significantly expanded the state’s the Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”), Family Leave Insurance Act (“NJFLI”), and Security and Financial Empowerment Act (“SAFE Act”). We prepared an Act Now Advisory, summarizing the extensive changes made by the Law, including, among other things, the expanding and making uniform the definition of “family member” for all three laws, and, effective June…

Technology Employment Law

New Jersey Issues Updated Family Leave Act and Family Leave Insurance Act Posters

By Maxine Neuhauser on May 14, 2019

Wage and Hour Defense Blog

Act Now Advisory – It’s Official: New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Will (Gradually) Increase to $15/Hour

By Maxine Neuhauser & Alkida Kacani on February 11, 2019

Joining California and New York, New Jersey has become the third state with a phased-in $15 minimum wage requirement for most employees. On February 4, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A15 (“Law”), which raises the state minimum wage rate for employers with six or more employees to $10.00 per hour on July 1, 2019, and then to $11.00 per hour on January 1, 2020. Thereafter, the minimum wage will increase annually on January…

Wage and Hour Defense Blog

Act Now Advisory: New Jersey Lawmakers Reach Deal to Increase State Minimum Wage to $15/Hour by 2024

By Maxine Neuhauser & Alkida Kacani on January 22, 2019

On January 17, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and legislative leaders announced an agreement to raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. Under the agreement, and presuming enactment, effective July 1, 2019, the state’s minimum wage for most workers will increase from $8.85 to $10 an hour; thereafter, it will increase $1 an hour every January 1 until reaching $15 on January 1, 2024. For seasonal workers and employees of…

Wage and Hour Defense Blog

New Jersey Governor Murphy Creates Task Force on Employee Classification

By Paulina Grabczak & Maxine Neuhauser on May 4, 2018

On May 3, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order (“Order”) establishing a Task Force on Employee Misclassification (“Task Force”) to address concerns surrounding the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. The Order estimates that misclassification may deprive New Jersey of over $500 million yearly in tax revenue and deprive workers of employment-related benefits and protections to which they are entitled. The Task Force’s mandate is to provide advice and recommendations to the…

Retail Labor and Employment Law

Gov. Christie Vetoes Legislation Barring Salary History Inquiries

By Maxine Neuhauser on August 1, 2017

On July 21, 2017, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed legislation that would have amended the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination to prohibit employers from requesting salary history information from prospective employees. The legislation had passed easily though the State’s Democratically controlled Senate and Assembly, with votes along party lines. With the upcoming gubernatorial election in November, employers may expect to see the bill revived and quite possibly enacted – particularly if the next governor is…

Maxine Neuhauser

NJ Division on Civil Rights Issues Guidance on Illegal Discrimination Based on Hair

Sweeping NJ “Wage Theft” Law Exponentially Expands Exposure for Wage Claims

New Jersey’s Highest Court to Decide Whether Employers Are Required to Accommodate Medical Marijuana Use

New Jersey Enacts Broad Employment Protections for Registered Medical Cannabis Users

New Jersey Issues Updated Family Leave Act and Family Leave Insurance Act Posters

New Jersey Issues Updated Family Leave Act and Family Leave Insurance Act Posters

Act Now Advisory – It’s Official: New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Will (Gradually) Increase to $15/Hour

Act Now Advisory: New Jersey Lawmakers Reach Deal to Increase State Minimum Wage to $15/Hour by 2024

New Jersey Governor Murphy Creates Task Force on Employee Classification

Gov. Christie Vetoes Legislation Barring Salary History Inquiries

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