A new Louisiana law that took effect on August 1 serves to prevent employers from inquiring into an applicant’s or employee’s expunged criminal records.  The law does provide for certain exceptions such as where the position requires supervisory or disciplinary authority over children.  Employers who violate the law are subject to contempt proceedings.

As a result of the new law, Louisiana employers who make criminal inquiries on their job applications should direct applicants not to […]

Four New Jersey municipalities—Passaic, Paterson, Irvington, and East Orange—recently enacted  ordinances requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees (collectively, the “Ordinances”). The Ordinances will take effect in January 20151 or, for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), upon expiration of the CBA.2Similar laws already have taken effect in Newark and Jersey City, as well as several jurisdictions across the country, including the States of Connecticut and California, […]