Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law July 24 that protects service workers from a sudden and unexpected loss of employment due to a change in ownership.
Assembly Bill 4682/Senate Bill 2389 establishes employment protections for non-managerial/professional service employees who have been working at an eligible location on a full- or part-time basis at least 16 hours per week for 60 or more days in connection with either:
The law applies to locations such as multifamily residential buildings with more than 50 units, large commercial and office buildings/complexes, schools, cultural centers, industrial sites, pharmaceutical labs, airports, train stations, state courts, warehouses, and certain hospitals and nursing homes. It requires current employers to give at least 15 days’ notice of a change in property ownership by notifying bargaining representatives and posting a notification at the job site.
The employer must also share information about the service workers with the new employer, and vice versa.
New employers must retain covered service employees for at least 60 days or until the employees’ existing contract comes to an end – whichever comes first.
The exceptions include instances where the...
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