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EANJ Launches Healthcare Member Benefits Program, Giving Employers of All Sizes Access to Large-Group Rates https://www.eanj.org/wp-content/themes/fildisi/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jonathan Illenye Jonathan Illenye https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/77bc6aac008b295fd70a7196eac11c37fb104edb2cb24b1dfca2e2fb28e53b8f?s=96&d=mm&r=g July, 2026 July, 2026

EANJ Launches Healthcare Member Benefits Program, Giving Employers of All Sizes Access to Large-Group Rates

July 2026 LIVINGSTON, N.J. Employers Association of New Jersey (EANJ) has announced a new Healthcare Member Benefits Program, giving member employers, regardless of size, access to affordable health plan options previously out of reach for many small and mid-sized businesses. The program, offered through EANJ’s partnership with the Association of United Members, gives members access…

EANJ Urges State to Delay TDI/FLI Job Restoration Mandate Before It Takes Effect July 17, 2026 https://www.eanj.org/wp-content/themes/fildisi/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jonathan Illenye Jonathan Illenye https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/77bc6aac008b295fd70a7196eac11c37fb104edb2cb24b1dfca2e2fb28e53b8f?s=96&d=mm&r=g July, 2026 July, 2026

EANJ Urges State to Delay TDI/FLI Job Restoration Mandate Before It Takes Effect July 17, 2026

July 2026 LIVINGSTON, N.J. July 1, 2026 Employers Association of New Jersey (EANJ) has formally asked state lawmakers and the Acting Commissioner of the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development to delay the July 17 effective date of the job restoration provisions in P.L. 2025, c.279, the law expanding Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) and…

New Jersey Just Rewrote the Rules on Job Protection. Most Employers Don’t Know It Yet. https://www.eanj.org/wp-content/themes/fildisi/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jonathan Illenye Jonathan Illenye https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/77bc6aac008b295fd70a7196eac11c37fb104edb2cb24b1dfca2e2fb28e53b8f?s=96&d=mm&r=g April, 2026 April, 2026

New Jersey Just Rewrote the Rules on Job Protection. Most Employers Don’t Know It Yet.

April 2025 Maria starts a new job on Monday. Three weeks later, she suffers a stroke. Her doctor says she will need six months to recover. Her employer, a 15-person accounting firm, has never dealt with anything like this. Right now, the employer’s path is reasonably clear. The company would weigh whether keeping her position…

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New Jersey Finalizes Independent Contractor Classification Rules https://www.eanj.org/wp-content/themes/fildisi/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Britni Orcutt Britni Orcutt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e0d6ec7e5e4ddf6e484b8ed6cac56cc61b7abacac27bbd90a15ff700f19a3cce?s=96&d=mm&r=g May, 2026 May, 2026

New Jersey Finalizes Independent Contractor Classification Rules

May 2026 New Jersey has finalized regulations under its ABC test for independent contractor classification, with the rules taking effect October 1, 2026. The ABC test has long governed how NJ employers determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor, but the finalized regulations now codify and clarify how that test applies…

NJ Cannabis Law Update: Key Changes to CREAMMA https://www.eanj.org/wp-content/themes/fildisi/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Britni Orcutt Britni Orcutt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e0d6ec7e5e4ddf6e484b8ed6cac56cc61b7abacac27bbd90a15ff700f19a3cce?s=96&d=mm&r=g March, 2026 March, 2026

NJ Cannabis Law Update: Key Changes to CREAMMA

March 2026 On January 13, 2026, New Jersey approved P.L.2025, c.325, which amends the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMMA). The amendment does not overhaul the law but does significantly change important elements of the law that relate to assessing employee impairment, determining which substances qualify as intoxicating “cannabis items,” and, for…

NJ DCR Signals Heightened Scrutiny of Workplace Language Policies https://www.eanj.org/wp-content/themes/fildisi/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jonathan Illenye Jonathan Illenye https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/77bc6aac008b295fd70a7196eac11c37fb104edb2cb24b1dfca2e2fb28e53b8f?s=96&d=mm&r=g February, 2026 February, 2026

NJ DCR Signals Heightened Scrutiny of Workplace Language Policies

Feb 2026 On January 16, 2026, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) issued guidance clarifying how language-based practices may violate the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). While the guidance does not create new legal obligations, it signals increased enforcement focus on workplace policies involving language, accents, and communication. Routine language rules, if…

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