In a significant opinion affecting employers, the New Jersey Supreme Court has placed strict limits on the scope of “nondisparagement” clauses in settlement agreements that impact the ability of victims of harassment,...more
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division has issued a published decision holding that, under the facts of the particular case, COVID-19 alone is not a disability under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination...more
A New Jersey appellate court has ruled that plaintiffs in civil suits may be required to turn over social media posts in discovery – even posts from so-called “private” accounts – if the trial judge determines they may be...more
After much delay, the long-awaited amendments to New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (NJ WARN Act) will go into effect on April 10, 2023. As previously indicated, the January 2020...more
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission recently issued interim guidance for employers who suspect that an employee is impaired at work.
As mentioned in a prior alert, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory,...more
The following general guidelines provide an overview of the New Jersey Wage Payment Law and Wage and Hour Law. These guidelines address only the requirements of New Jersey law.
Federal law imposes additional requirements...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated an already shifting work landscape. Prior to the pandemic, some employees in certain specific positions worked remotely. Now, by necessity, the practice has become widespread. With this...more
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, Govs. Cuomo of New York, Murphy of New Jersey and Lamont of Connecticut jointly announced an advisory for travelers arriving in their states from parts of the country hit hard with COVID-19. The...more
New Jersey employers that are continuing, expanding or restarting operations during the COVID-19 pandemic face a complicated array of questions regarding employee leave requests related to the outbreak.
This helpful...more
New Jerseyans are ready to get out of the house, businesses are anxious to reopen and the state is ready to let them – with some continuing restrictions. Authorizing Phase 2 to begin, Gov. Phil Murphy signed two Executive...more
In the latest of a series of industry-specific safety alerts, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new safety guidelines for restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidelines are aimed at...more
With the goal of “reopening the country,” the Trump Administration issued new guidelines for individuals and employers on the measures they should take to move toward normal operations, while further preventing the spread of...more
New Jersey has continued enacting legislation in response to the coronavirus pandemic. On March 25, 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that expands the scope of two existing New Jersey employment laws – Earned Sick Leave...more
On March 20, 2020, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law several pieces of legislation in response to the coronavirus pandemic. These laws will provide economic relief, employee protections and address certain...more
In his most sweeping action to date, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued Executive Order No. 107 on March 21, 2020, to close all non-essential businesses to help contain the coronavirus outbreak. The governor also issued...more
The intersection of leave entitlements and compensation has always been complicated to manage in New Jersey. With the coronavirus outbreak severely affecting businesses in the state, these issues have become even more...more
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has issued a series of Executive Orders in response to the coronavirus outbreak, with each escalating the state’s efforts to contain the virus' spread. By Executive Order No. 102, on February 3,...more
The sudden and massive business disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic may force some companies to face the difficult decisions of whether to lay off employees or even shut down.
In New Jersey, those hard choices...more
A recently signed amendment to the New Jersey WARN Act – the state’s version of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act – will require employers to notify full- and part-time employees of a mass layoff...more
The Trump administration is introducing legislation that would allow the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to intercept drones that pose a threat “to the safety or security of a covered facility or...more
Businesses seeking to enforce an arbitration agreement against an employee must show that the employee had actual notice of the agreement, and the employee’s failure to opt out is not enough, a federal judge in New Jersey has...more
This weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the New York City Drone Film Festival in Tribeca and appear on a panel with some of my Fox colleagues about legal issues in the drone world. I also watched the panel on drone...more
Earlier this month, I attended the InterDrone Conference in Las Vegas. InterDrone brings together commercial drone operators, service providers, and tech companies, and included excellent key note speeches and informative...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Army discontinued the use of DJI drones due to concerns over cybersecurity. This follows NASA and the Department of Energy who also prohibit the use of DJI drones for similar reasons. ...more
The FAA has recently partnered with various digital platforms to create the “Low-Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability” (LAANC) in an effort to streamline waiver authorization in controlled airspace. Normally,...more