On December 20, 2007, Governor Corzine signed into law the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (“Millville Dallas Act”) (named after a large facility that closed in 2004 leaving hundreds without jobs). This is New Jersey’s version of the federal WARN Act, and resembles federal law in many respects. Like the federal WARN Act,... [ more ]

ERISA rules generally require employers to deposit employee contributions to retirement and welfare benefit plans on the earliest date on which the contributions can reasonably be segregated from the employer’s general assets (i.e., as soon as reasonably possible after a payroll date).  For retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, deposit must be made not later than the 15... [ more ]

Last month, the Department of Labor finally released proposed changes to its Family and Medical Leave Act regulations.  The rules had not been changed since their release in 1993, and have become an increasing source of complaints from employers.  The original FMLA rules did not address continuing problems employers face with making key determinations under the law, and a ... [ more ]

In recent years, a number of federal courts have been asked to determine what constitutes a legal Charge of Discrimination before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  This question is of great importance in cases where the Charging Party waits until near the end of the period of limitations for filing a Charge.  Employers often contend that letters to the EEOC, in... [ more ]

Article Excerpt - Corporate UK

When considering the acquisition of a company based in a foreign jurisdiction, one of the key challenges facing the acquirer is to fully understand the local employment and labour laws and how they may affect the business to be acquired. Every country in the world has its own unique labour and employment laws and without good legal advice from the outset, an acquirer risks f... [ more ]

            The Lexington, KY law firm of Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney, the Kentucky member of the Employment Law Alliance, was just selected as the number one Best Place to Work among Kentucky medium sized companies in the 2007 competition jointly sponsored by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Man... [ more ]

PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 16, 2008) - Americans overwhelmingly want their next President to focus more on improving their standard of living, providing universal healthcare, and stemming the outsourcing of jobs overseas than making it easier for immigrants to live and work in the U.S., according to the latest "America At Work" national opinion survey... [ more ]

64% say bullied workers should be able to fight back in court

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 21, 2007) - The grade school bully may have grown up to become the office oppressor, according to a new nationwide poll by the Employment Law Alliance released today, which found that nearly 45% of American workers say they have experienced workplace abuse.

Stephen J. Hirschfeld, ELA'S CEO and an employment lawyer with the California-ba... [ more ]