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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...

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...

New Jersey Becomes the Fourth State to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15/hour

On February 4, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill that gradually raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour by the year 2024. However,...

The NLRB Takes Another Bite at Workers’ Rights: Common Law Test for Determining Independent Contract

On January 25, 2019, in SuperShuttle DFW, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) reversed FedEx Home Delivery and returned to its...

Supreme Court Issues Decisions Pertaining to Arbitrability of Disputes Under FAA

In the recent New Prime Inc. v. Dominic Oliveira decision, the United States Supreme Court issued a rare refusal to send a dispute to...

Is Your Arbitration Agreement Enforceable? If It Does Not Designate an Arbitration Forum, It May Not

In a recent case, the New Jersey Appellate Division addressed the question of whether an arbitration agreement that does not specify an...

New Jersey Legislature Considering a Bill That Radically Transforms Existing Law Governing the Enfor

A Bill currently pending before the Legislature in New Jersey effectively re-writes the existing common law governing enforcement of...

DOL Issues FAQs on the NJ Earned Sick and Safe Days Act

The New Jersey Earned Sick and Safe Days Act, which was summarized by the Firm in a previous blog post that can be accessed HERE, went...

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...

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...

Commissioner of Education Finds Teachers are Entitled to Paid Leave Pending a Fitness for Duty Exam

NJ Supreme Court Defines Scope of Good Faith Defense to State Wage and Hour Laws for the First Time

United States Supreme Court Holds LGBTQ Rights Protected Under Title VII

New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Decision Impacting Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations in Public

Third Circuit Develops Doctrine of Union Protected Right of Association under First Amendment

New Jersey Passes Wage Theft Act (WTA)

New York Federal District Court Concludes That the Arbitration Act Preempts the State’s Ban on Arbit

Supreme Court Holds That Requirement That Plaintiffs Bring Title VII Claims Before the EEOC is not J

Zazzali Firm Happy to Announce That Firm Partner, Colin M. Lynch, approved as Treasurer of the Execu

New Jersey Supreme Court Recognizes That Tenured, Part-Time Hourly School Employees are Protected Fr

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