Client Alerts & Publications
2018 Legislative Changes Affecting the Construction Industry
Authors: Melinda S. Gentile,
Published Date: May 30, 2018
The 2018 Florida Legislative Session recently concluded and a number of important construction-related House Bills (HB) and Senate Bills (SB) were presented during the Session. Florida Governor Rick Scott has 15 days to act on the legislation once each Bill has passed the House and Senate. Bills signed by the Governor go into effect on July 1, 2018, unless indicated [...] Read More
NEW JERSEY BECOMES THE TENTH STATE TO PROVIDE WORKERS WITH PAID SICK LEAVE
Published Date: May 22, 2018
For the first time in state history, paid sick leave will soon be available to most New Jersey employees under a sweeping new law that Governor Phil Murphy signed on May 2, 2018. The New Jersey Earned Sick and Safe Days Act (A-1827) (the “Act”), which goes into effect on October 29, 2018, provides the vast majority of New Jersey’s [...] Read More
New Jersey’s Governor Puts Construction Firms on Formal Notice of His Focus on Misclassification of Workers As Independent Contractors
Authors: Kevin J. O’Connor,
Published Date: May 17, 2018
We have written quite a bit about the mounting threat to employers, both nationally and locally, of claims of misclassification of workers as independent contractors rather than employees. New Jersey's new Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order last week that establishes a task force on employee misclassification to punish contractors who commit fraud by classifying their employees as independent [...] Read More
Unemployment Benefits For New Jersey Employees Who Resign? – NJ Appellate Division Says Yes, They May Be Eligible
Authors: Kevin J. O’Connor,
Published Date: May 8, 2018
New Jersey employers know that the State’s unemployment compensation scheme is geared toward protecting employees. Consequently, a lot of employers generally (and wisely) do not challenge a terminated employee’s claim to unemployment benefits. A resigned employee, on the other hand, has historically presented a different situation, as the employee typically waives an entitlement to unemployment by resigning. A once narrow [...] Read More
The Impact of New Tariffs on the Construction Industry – Suggested Steps to Protect Your Interests
Authors: Robert A. Drucker, Adam P. Handfinger,
Published Date: March 20, 2018
On March 8, 2018, President Trump executed two Presidential Proclamations, both going into effect on March 23, 2018, which establish a 25% tariff on certain steel products and a 10% tariff on certain aluminum products. The amount of the tariffs and the origin countries subject to same are fluid concepts subject to change by further Presidential proclamation. A full copy [...] Read More
