He may be polling at an abysmal 15% favorable, but New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has to be liked by more small business owners after he vetoed a dramatic expansion of the New Jersey paid leave mandate this week. New Jersey law currently provides for 6 weeks of paid family leave at two-thirds of salary…
Read More »New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has made good on a promise to veto legislation that would have expanded the ability of striking workers to collect additional unemployment insurance payments while on strike. In his veto message to the legislature, he especially highlighted retroactive provisions in the legislation that would have reached back to April 10,…
Read More »Last week, we advised that the US Senate had blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would provide many more opportunities to sue employers. This week, we can advise you that this past Monday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie conditionally vetoed a similar bill (S.992) at the state level. Primarily, he objected to a particular provision…
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