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

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...

On August 10, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy signed a law expanding striking workers’ rights to unemployment benefits under certain...

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...

Firm Partner Richard A. Friedman, Esq., with very substantial assistance from Associate Marissa A. McAleer, Esq., Associate Kaitlyn E....

The other shoe has finally dropped. The United States Supreme Court has delivered a decisive blow to the ability of public sector unions...

The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) protects workers from discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, age,...

In May of 2018, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 25, which created a Task Force to provide advice and recommendations on how to...

New Jersey has become the 10th state to require employers to provide paid sick leave for workers. According to New Jersey Gov. Murphy,...

A recent NLRB decision rendered under the Trump Board changed the process of determining the appropriate bargaining unit petitioned for...

On April 12, 2018, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that allows unions to avoid being forced to provide the full benefits of...

The Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (“Act”) was passed by the Legislature in March of 2018, and is set to be signed by Gov. Murphy. ...

By way of background, when an employee leaves his/her job voluntarily and for personal reasons, he/she is disqualified from receiving...

Newton v. State-Operated School District of the City of Newark, Dkt. No. A-4129-15T1 (App. Div. March 27, 2018) The Superior Court of New...

In April 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), under the Administration of President Obama, issued the “Fiduciary Rule”, which...

Most public employers and employees in the State of New Jersey are familiar with OPRA, or the Open Public Records Act. It is the State...

As was discussed in a previous blog post, which can be found HERE, on December 14th, the NLRB in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors...

As was previously discussed in a blog post, found HERE, United States Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in Janus v. AFSCME Council...

On December 19, 2017, the Supreme Court of New Jersey, in State v. W.B., (A-6-16) (077623), redefined the limits of the State’s...

On January 8, 2018, New Jersey P.L. 2017, c. 263 was signed into law. This law expands certain civil rights protections under the New...