Governor Phil Murphy Signs Law that Protects LAD Rights and Bans Non-Disclosure Provisions in Settle
On March 18, 2019, Governor Murphy signed Senate Bill No. 121 into law, which is also referred to as the #MeToo Bill. Exempting collective bargaining agreements, it provides that employment contracts cannot waive an employee’s rights under the LAD (which includes a right to a trial by jury). It provides that “[a] provision in any employment contract that waives any substantive or procedural remedy relating to a claim of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment shall be dee
Update on 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. In a previous blog post, we discussed a case from the District Court of New Jersey that concluded
