Over the past year, there have been several notable updates in New Jersey employment laws of which employers must be aware. Below are summaries of some of the significant changes to New Jersey's employment laws that occurred in 2022 and those on the horizon in 2023.

Changes That Occurred in 2022:

New Posting and Distribution Requirements

As we previously discussed here, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (NJDCR) adopted new and amended regulations designed to promote greater awareness of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). Among other things, the NJDCR:

• updated the NJLAD and NJFLA posters (which can be found here);
• clarified that employers may now satisfy the NJLAD and NJFLA posting requirements by displaying the notices on an Internet or intranet site rather than on a physical bulletin board if all employees have access to the site and are notified that the notices are displayed there; and
• added a requirement for employers to distribute the NJLAD and NJFLA notices to employees on an annual basis and upon request through e-mail or printed material (such as a paycheck insert, new-hire onboarding documents, an attachment to an employee handbook or a flyer distributed at an employee meeting).

Updates on New Jersey Cannabis Law

On September 9, 2022, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (the Commission) issued long-awaited guidance regarding when and how New Jersey employers may test employees for...

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