Commissioner of Education Finds Teachers are Entitled to Paid Leave Pending a Fitness for Duty Exam
Firm Partner, Colin M. Lynch, and Associate, Sheila Murugan, obtained a Final Decision from the New Jersey Commissioner of Education on...
NJ Supreme Court Defines Scope of Good Faith Defense to State Wage and Hour Laws for the First Time
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in January to sharply limit the scope of the good faith exception to the state wage and hour law,...
United States Supreme Court Holds LGBTQ Rights Protected Under Title VII
The United States Supreme Court held this month that the protections of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extend to protect...
New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Decision Impacting Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations in Public
For anyone who works in a public school, an allegation of child abuse leading to an investigation by the Department of Children and...
Third Circuit Develops Doctrine of Union Protected Right of Association under First Amendment
Courts have long struggled with how to strike the proper balance between protecting employer’s rights and protecting employee free...
New Jersey Passes Wage Theft Act (WTA)
On August 6, 2019, New Jersey signed the Wage Theft Act (WTA) into law, which is considered by many to be one of the most – if not the...