by Gordon Marzano | Feb 28, 2022 | Compliance, Employment Law
Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) is specialized coverage designed to reimburse a business for monetary loss incurred in litigating and settling wrongful employment liability claims. Many businesses I have spoken to have never heard of it. With...
by Gordon Marzano | Feb 21, 2022 | Employee Engagement, Workplace Culture
We are experiencing a candidate-driven job market like never before. Retaining valued employees in this atmosphere is more important than ever. Employment turnover is very costly to a business. Hiring costs commonly include recruiting, interviewing, background...
by Gordon Marzano | Feb 10, 2022 | Employee Engagement, Employee Handbook, Talent Acquisition
A well-conceived, thorough onboarding process is crucial in today’s competitive, candidate-driven market. It is much more than the completion of an I-9 or W-4, or the issuance of a laptop or office keycard, it’s a multi-step process which, if done right, will make...
by Gordon Marzano | Feb 3, 2022 | Benefits, Employee Handbook, New Jersey Business
Absenteeism is costly to employers. However, paid time off is key to recruiting and retaining good employees. Everyone needs time off to rest and recharge, as well as to care for an ill family member or their own illness. Over the years, many companies have gone from...
by Gordon Marzano | Jan 27, 2022 | Compensation, Compliance, COVID-19
The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides important protections to workers in terms of their pay and hours worked. This law presents challenges to employers in their understanding of its many regulations and how to apply them to their workforce, especially...
by Gordon Marzano | Jan 10, 2022 | Compliance, Employment Law, New Jersey Business
Now that we are beginning a new year, New Jersey businesses should review the following list to help ensure they are mitigating risk in 2022. Conduct a Human Resources Checkup There are over 27 federal and New Jersey state employment laws businesses need to comply...
by Gordon Marzano | Dec 15, 2021 | Benefits, Compensation, New Jersey Employment Law
In reviewing the time off policies of New Jersey businesses, it is clear to me that many of them are unaware of a statute that has been in effect since October of 2018, the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law. The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law states that an employee...
by Gordon Marzano | Dec 6, 2021 | Compensation, Compliance, New Jersey Employment Law
The minimum wage in New Jersey is scheduled to increase on January 1, 2022 to $13.00 an hour. This is part of legislation signed by Governor Murphy in early 2019 which began with an increase of the minimum wage to $10.00 effective July 1st, 2019. Thereafter, increases...
by Gordon Marzano | Nov 24, 2021 | Compliance, Employment Law, New Jersey Business
Businesses in New Jersey must ensure that they are paying their employees properly. As if keeping up with all the federal and New Jersey state wage and hour laws was not stressful enough for businesses, New Jersey put a much larger focus on it through the passage of...
by Gordon Marzano | Nov 8, 2021 | Compliance, Employment Law
The employee who approaches you with the news of their pregnancy and, as a business, understanding your obligations, tends to be a matter many companies have difficulty navigating through. There are several different federal and New Jersey state statutes that may be...
