by Tracy Denora | Jan 31, 2024 | Articles
FMCSA Has a New Leader: Sue Lawless Sue Lawless is the Acting Deputy Administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). She assumed this role in January 2024, and also serves as the agency’s Executive Director and Chief Safety Officer....
by Tracy Denora | Jan 31, 2024 | Articles
How Expanded Paid Family Leave Takes Aim at NJ Small Business In 2008, Gov. Jon Corzine signed the New Jersey Family Leave Act that struck a balance between worker protections and credible business concerns, based on months of negotiation between lawmakers. Now a new...
by Tracy Denora | Jan 31, 2024 | Articles
As NJ hits goal of $15 minimum wage, there’s talk of an even bigger hike The minimum hourly wage is now over $15 for the first time in New Jersey, thanks to a $1 increase that took effect on Jan. 1, immediately lifting take-home pay for an estimated 350,000 hourly...
by Tracy Denora | Jan 31, 2024 | Articles
Turnpike, Parkway tolls will go up March 1, to dismay of lawmakers and motorists Drivers who celebrated when Gov. Phil Murphy vetoed a plan to hike Turnpike and Parkway tolls last year have until March 1 to enjoy the lower tolls. That’s when tolls on the two highways...
by Tracy Denora | Dec 8, 2023 | Articles
Jingle all the Way… To Court:An Employer’s Checklist for Holiday Parties It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But for HR professionals, it can be the most stressful. While organizations throughout the country are preparing to hold their annual holiday...
by Tracy Denora | Oct 2, 2023 | Articles
Minimum wage for many workers will top $15 an hour next year The latest automatic increase of New Jersey’s minimum wage will hike the hourly rate to $15.13 next year for many but not all the state’s low-wage workers. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development...
