Governor Phil Murphy Expands New Jersey Striking Workers’ Rights to Unemployment Benefits
On August 10, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy signed a law expanding striking workers’ rights to unemployment benefits under certain conditions, protecting both union and non-union employees. The new law applies for claims for unemployment benefits for a period of unemployment commencing on or after July 1, 2018. Under prior New Jersey law, a striking worker was eligible to receive unemployment benefits only if: (1) the worker was not financing, participating, or directly interest
Medical Marijuana in the New Jersey Workplace
On January 18, 2010, the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA), N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et seq., was signed into law to protect from arrest and other penalties patients who use marijuana to alleviate suffering from debilitating medical conditions, as well as their physicians, primary caregivers, and those who are authorized to produce marijuana for medical purposes. But what happens when the user of medical marijuana fails an employer’s drug test or refuses to t
