On January 14, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) approved a formal opinion letter clarifying that non-U.S. citizen employees of American employers working outside the United States need not be included in disclosures required to waive age discrimination claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), as amended by the Older Workers
Workplace Restructuring and WARN
Maryland Employers: New Employment Laws Become Effective October 1, 2020
By Caroline Guensberg & Guy Brenner on
As we previously reported, earlier this year Maryland passed a number of employment laws that, among other things, prohibit use of facial recognition technology, wage history inquires and hairstyle discrimination, and revise the state’s mini-WARN act. These laws will take effect on October 1, 2020. For more detail on the new laws, see our…
New Jersey Excludes COVID-19 Layoffs from State WARN Law and Delays Effective Date of Pending Amendments
By Austin McLeod, Evandro Gigante & Noa Baddish on
On April 14, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law two amendments to the New Jersey WARN Act (the “NJ WARN Act” or the “Act”) that alleviate some of the burdens the Act and certain pending amendments placed on New Jersey employers during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
COVID-19 Mass Layoffs Excluded: Unlike the…
COVID-19: Navigating WARN Act Issues During These Uncertain Times
COVID-19: Navigating WARN Act Issues During These Uncertain Times
As the outbreak of COVID-19 affects the country and states, counties and cities take various measures to slow the transmission, many employers are facing uncertainty and considering business contingency measures. To the extent layoffs, reductions of hours and closures are under consideration, employers need to be…