In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court reinstituted the stay blocking OSHA from enforcing its vaccine ETS on employers of 100 of more workers through the pendent litigation before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

On October 25, 2021 and October 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provided updated guidance to help employers with the influx of religious accommodations from job applicants and employees pertaining to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, masking requirements, and testing requirements.

As business owners plan for employees to return to the office, many are wondering if they can require employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion on a set of three cases involving the termination of gay and transgender employees.

On June 5th, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (“PPPFA”) was signed into law.

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act into law, which implemented an array of programs aimed at providing economic support to impacted areas of the economy.

This week, Governor Murphy signed S2374 in law, which expands the New Jersey Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”) to allow employees to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave to care for a family member for reasons related to COVID-19 or other communicable diseases.

In January we told you about some expansive changes to the NJ WARN Act which were set to go into effect this summer. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Jersey Legislature and Governor Murphy have provided New Jersey employers some NJ WARN ACT/ COVID-19 relief.