The New Jersey Department of Labor has published a table outlining various COVID-19 scenarios that employees may find themselves in at this precarious time, together with an indication of which paid benefits employees may qualify for if they are not being paid by their employer or otherwise the recipient of more generous employer policies.  The … Read more

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, there are circumstances where employers must pay non-exempt employees for travel time. Travel that keeps an employee away from home overnight is compensable time when it cuts across the employee’s workday. The rationale is that the employee is simply substituting travel for other duties.  The time is not … Read more

Some non-disclosure obligation is usually presented to an employee upon hire or termination of employment.  Upon hire, the obligation usually takes the form of a stand-alone non-disclosure agreement (NDA) or it is part of a larger employment agreement or non-compete agreement meant to maintain the confidentiality of the employer’s commercially valuable information.  Upon termination of … Read more

Many early-stage startups do not have the cash flow to cover the high salaries formerly earned by their founders and key executives.  As a result, startups often compensate these individuals with equity in lieu of a higher salary.  Startups should not automatically assume this is permissible under the wage-and-hour laws. The federal Fair Labor Standards … Read more

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