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July 3, 2019
by Christina M. Reger, Esq. Effective yesterday, July 1, the statewide minimum wage in New Jersey increased from $8.85 to $10.00 per hour. Under the law […]
April 29, 2019
By: Christina M. Reger As an employment lawyer working with budding businesses, I so frequently hear, “I need to hire.” After congratulating the employer on its […]
April 26, 2019
By Christina M. Reger, Esq. After several delays, yesterday, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled that employers with more than 100 employees will have until […]
April 26, 2019
By: Christina M. Reger After several delays, on April 25, 2019, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled that employers with more than 100 […]
November 26, 2018
By: Christina M. Reger Effective October 29, 2018, New Jersey employers must provide earned sick leave to employees up to a maximum of 40 hours per […]
March 22, 2018
By Christina M. Reger Recently, the IRS (https://www.irs.gov/) updated the withholding tax calculator (https://www.irs.gov/individuals/irs-withholding-calculator) and revised the W-4 form (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf) . Although employees are not required […]
January 25, 2018
By: Christina M. Reger So thrilled to see the Philadelphia Business Journal publish the article I authored with Robyn Pollack, Esq. on sexual harassment. You can […]
December 14, 2017
By: Christina M. Reger I am excited to announce that I have partnered with Robyn Pollack of Trellis Consulting to create a new approach to sexual […]
November 16, 2017
By: Christina M. Reger Yes, it’s true. Even the federal agencies are catching up with technology. Just two weeks ago, the EEOC launched a new national […]
October 13, 2017
By: Christina M. Reger Unless you have been on a deserted island this past week, with no access to social media, you have heard the stories […]
January 18, 2017
By: Christina M. Reger Just when you thought you had it all figured out, here comes the EEOC again. This time, the EEOC’s latest Guidance is […]
January 3, 2017
By: Christina M. Reger So it’s 2017. What will you do differently? What goals have you set for your company? No business resolution list is complete […]
November 18, 2016
By: Christina M. Reger Hot off the presses, the EEOC published its fiscal year 2016 Performance Report. For a quick summary of the 104 page report, […]
November 11, 2016
By: Christina M. Reger Many of you have often asked me how to keep up with all of the laws, rules and regulations that govern employers. […]
November 3, 2016
By: Christina M. Reger To help employees address their pressing employment problems, the Department of Labor is introducing:worker.gov What is it? The website is a collaborative […]
August 1, 2016
By: Christina M. Reger Maybe they don’t have enough to do, or maybe they need to increase revenues, whatever the reason, the EEOC last week issued […]
July 7, 2016
By: Christina M. Reger Last week, while most of you were taking off early to begin your holiday weekend, the Department of Labor, along with the […]
June 5, 2016
By: Christina M. Reger Last week, the EEOC published a proposed Guidance on national origin discrimination. The Guidance discusses hiring and firing decisions as well as […]
May 18, 2016
By: Christina M. Reger The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the new overtime rules (amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to be technical). […]
March 28, 2016
By: Christina M. Reger In a recent press release, the EEOC published a one-page fact sheet designed to help small business owners better understand their responsibilities […]
January 24, 2016
Publication: Progressive Women’s Leadership In this podcast, Robyn Pollack shares the story of her personal and professional journey, the passion behind Trellis and the reason why substantive […]
January 4, 2016
By: Christina M. Reger In its continued efforts to protect vulnerable employees, on December 23, the EEOC released a statement and two resource documents, in question-and-answer […]
December 21, 2015
By: Christina M. Reger On Wednesday, Mayor Nutter signed an Executive Order amending the Fair Criminal Screening Ordinance, better known as Ban the Box. The press […]
December 12, 2015
By: Christina M. Reger A recent survey published by Hiscox compiled data on employment charge activity from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). A copy of […]
November 9, 2015
By: Christina M. Reger Last week, President Obama banned the box for federal employees. So what does that mean? And more importantly, does it apply to […]
October 30, 2015
Just Because the Employee is a Temp Does Not Mean That You (The Employer) Do NotHave to Pay Overtime
By: Christina M. Reger New Jersey snack food company, J&J Snack Foods Inc., learned the hard way. The company must pay $2.1M to temp workers that […]
October 12, 2015
By: Christina M. Reger The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal the Department of Labor agreed to pay an employer $1.5M to settle claims involving the DOL’s […]
August 24, 2015
By: Christina M. Reger Attention Business Owners: More than 2,000 comments have already been posted in response to the U.S. Labor Department’s proposals regarding the federal […]
July 27, 2015
By: Christina M. Reger The News: In a recent decision, the EEOC ruled that a claim for discrimination based on sexual orientation can be brought under […]
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