Labor & Employment

NJ Specific

4.55

New Jersey Human Resource Law 2024

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 52 minutes
Ralph Smith
Kristin Hayes
Adam Gersh
Scott Sears
With Ralph R. Smith III from Capehart & Scatchard, P.A. + 3 others
Recorded November 12, 2024
Product ID 99167

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Overview

A Timely Update You Can't Afford to Miss!

Are you up to speed on the latest human resource law changes in your state? This up-to-the-minute online seminar provides you with best practices for navigating problems in the virtual workplace, drafting and updating policies, hiring and firing workers, and much more. Stay up to date on new rules and regulations - register today!

  • Find out what's happening in wage and hour law.
  • Gain insights on how to address current concerns surrounding hybrid and remote working.
  • Determine what updates you need to make to your handbook this year.
  • Come away with best practices for investigating complaints.
  • Hear the latest guidance on hiring and firing employees.
  • Discover tips for handling new leave and accommodation issues.
  • Analyze emerging issues and solutions regarding social media and the workplace.
  • Learn the dos and don'ts of addressing drug and alcohol use.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Wage and Hour Updates
  2. Hybrid and Remote Work: Current Issues and Answers
  3. Drafting Employee Handbooks and Policies in 2024
  4. Investigating Employee Complaints: 2024 Guide
  5. Hiring and Firing: Legal Do's and Don'ts for Crucial HR Functions
  6. Leave and Accommodation Considerations in 2024
  7. Social Media and the Workplace: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights
  8. Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Marijuana and Other Considerations

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Product ID 99167

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Wage and Hour Updates

    1. Primary Duties Test: Recognizing the Top Pitfalls
    2. Salary Test Legal Essentials
    3. Independent Contractors: Updates and Current Issues
    4. Off-The-Clock Work and Unauthorized Overtime
    5. Addressing Employer Errors: Essential Safe Harbor Policies to Have
    6. Wage and Hour Litigation and Case Law Update

  2. Hybrid and Remote Work: Current Issues and Answers

  3. Drafting Employee Handbooks and Policies in 2024

    1. Handbook Scope: How Much Is Too Much?
    2. What Topics You Must Include (With Example Language)
    3. Avoiding Implied Contractual Relationships
    4. Critical Updates to Make to Employee Handbooks in 2024 (With Checklist)
    5. Top 5 Handbook Policy Mistakes to Avoid in 2024

  4. Investigating Employee Complaints: 2024 Guide

  5. Hiring and Firing: Legal Do's and Don'ts for Crucial HR Functions

    1. Crafting Legally Compliant Job Descriptions: What You Must Know
    2. Offer Letters, Background/Credit Checks, and Other Essential At-Hire Documents: Best Practices and Current Developments
    3. How Enforceable Are Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidentiality Agreements?
    4. Salary Transparency Laws: Recent Developments
    5. Legally Defensible Disciplinary and Termination Documentation (Including Performance Improvement Plans)
    6. Separation Agreements and Severance Packages in 2024
    7. What You Need to Know About Handling Whistleblower Allegations

  6. Leave and Accommodation Considerations in 2024

    1. Notable Developments in State Leave and Accommodation Laws
    2. Interactions With State Workers' Compensation Laws
    3. Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation
    4. Best Practices for Drafting and Revising Leave and Accommodation Policies in 2024
    5. Undue Hardship - The Latest Developments
    6. Terminating Employees on Leave: Current Guidance and Best Practices

  7. Social Media and the Workplace: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights

    1. Social Media and NLRA Violations for Non-Union Employers
    2. To What Extent May Employers Monitor and Limit Social Media Use?
    3. Using Private Social Media Accounts for Business Purposes
    4. The Latest Guidance on Using Social Media in Hiring Decisions
    5. Best Practices for Creating and Updating Social Media Policies
    6. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace: What You Need to Know NOW

  8. Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Marijuana and Other Considerations

    1. Accommodating Medical Marijuana Users: Do You Have To?
    2. Drug-Testing Considerations for Current and Prospective Employees
    3. Disciplining and Terminating Medical Marijuana Users: Current Legal Perspectives
    4. Creating Drug and Alcohol Policies That Leave No Room for Interpretation

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level online seminar on human resource law is of benefit to:

  • Attorneys
  • HR Professionals
  • Accountants
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Ralph R Smith III
Ralph R.
Smith, III
Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.
Kristin V Hayes
Kristin V.
Hayes
Wiley Malehorn Sirota & Raynes
Adam E Gersh
Adam E.
Gersh
Flaster Greenberg PC
Scott A Sears
Scott A.
Sears
Archer & Greiner P.C.
Speaker bio
Ralph R Smith III

Ralph R. Smith, III

Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.
Ralph Smith

is a shareholder and co-chair of the labor and employment group of Capehart & Scatchard, P.A. He focuses his practice in employment litigation and preventative employment practices, including counseling employers on the creation of employment policies, non-compete and trade secret agreements, and training employers to avoid employment-related litigation. Mr. Smith represents both companies and individuals in related complex commercial litigation before federal state courts and administrative agencies in labor and employment cases; including race, gender, age, national origin, disability and workplace harassment and discrimination matters, wage-and-hour disputes, restrictive covenants, grievances, arbitrations, drug testing, and employment-related contract issues. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Temple University; and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Temple University School of Law. Mr. Smith is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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Kristin V Hayes

Kristin V. Hayes

Wiley Malehorn Sirota & Raynes
Kristin Hayes

is an attorney with Wiley Malehorn Sirota & Raynes. Her practice focuses on commercial and employment law. Within these practice areas, Ms. Hayes counsels her clients and litigates on their behalf on a wide array of issues involving contract negotiations, personnel matters, and compliance issues. She is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Morris County and Somerset County bar associations, and New Jersey Women Lawyers Association. Ms. Hayes formerly was an adjunct professor at the Seton Hall University School of Law, teaching legal research and writing. She earned her undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State University and her J.D. degree from the Seton Hall University School of Law.

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Adam E Gersh

Adam E. Gersh

Flaster Greenberg PC
Adam Gersh

is a shareholder with Flaster Greenberg's labor and employment and litigation practice groups. He represents businesses and executives in employment and complex business disputes in the federal and state courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania and before federal and state administrative agencies. Mr. Gersh regularly works with businesses to resolve employment and labor related matters which include defending actions and claims by employees, negotiating with unions on behalf of management, addressing all aspects of non-completion agreements, drafting employment and separation agreements, planning for reductions in force, preparing organizations for federal and state wage and hour audits, guiding businesses as to OSHA compliance, arbitrating labor grievances, and representing management before the National Labor Relations Board. He earned his B.A. degree from Franklin & Marshall College and his J.D. degree, high honors (Dean's Merit Scholar and Recipient of the Alfred Finn Award for Professional Ethics and the 1st year writing award) from Rutgers University School of Law-Camden. Mr. Gersh is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

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Scott A Sears

Scott A. Sears

Archer & Greiner P.C.
Scott Sears

is an attorney in the Hackensack office of Archer & Greiner P.C. Mr. Sears advises and represents employers in a broad range of matters from daily counseling through litigation. He provides employment advice and counsel to employers on issues such as employee discipline and termination, reasonable accommodations, leave entitlements, wage and hour issues, and human resource policies and handbooks. Mr. Sears conducts internal employment investigations on behalf of clients, makes recommendations, and prepares employer responses to administrative charges, including charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He assists in defending employers in a broad range of employment matters before state and federal courts, including wrongful terminations, retaliation, harassment, discrimination, failure to accommodate, and wage and hour concerns. Mr. Sears handles cases alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD), the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, the New Jersey Wage Theft Act, and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). He received his B.A. degree from Touro College - Lander College for Men and his J.D. degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

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