The Ironic Aspects of New Jersey’s Sick Leave Laws

Cities across New Jersey Adopt Cookie Cutter Sick Leave Laws New Jersey townships and cities have been jumping on the sick leave wagon for the last two years. With few exceptions, the laws look nearly identical. Yet, New Jersey sick leave laws are a little different from sick leave laws passing across the rest of…

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Irvington New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Guide for Managers

The Township of Irvington Mandates Sick Leave for all Employees in City Limits In January of 2015, the Irvington, NJ Paid Sick Leave Ordinance took effect. The Ordinance is officially known as “an Ordinance to add a New Chapter to the Ordinances of Irvington and to  Promote the Overall Health and Safety of the Residents…

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Paterson New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Ordinance

Paterson City Paid Sick Time Ordinance On January 7, 2015, Paterson became the fifth city in New Jersey to implement a sick leave law for employees. The Ordinance is officially called “An Ordinance Creating Paterson Code Chapter 412, Entitled “Sick Leave for Private Employees” Unofficially, the Ordinance is known as the Paterson Earned Sick Leave…

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Passaic Paid Sick Leave Law: Nuts and Bolts for Business

Passaic City jumps on the Sick Leave Bandwagon Effective January 3, 2015, most Passaic employees obtained the right to paid sick days. The new ordinance is officially called “An Ordinance to Add a New Chapter to the Ordinances of Passaic to Promote the Overall Health and Safety of the Residences and Workers of the City…

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Elizabeth Sick Leave Laws for Human Resources and Management

Overview of Elizabeth’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance On November 3, 2015 citizens of Elizabeth voted an initiative to mandate Paid Sick Leave by privately held employers. Elizabeth Township was the tenth city in New Jersey to ordinance paid sick leave for employees. Earlier in 2015, Bloomfield City council passed an Earned Sick Leave Ordinance and…

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