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Nondisparagement Clauses May Run Afoul of New Jersey Law Against Discrimination

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

COVID-19 Is Not Necessarily a Disability Under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination

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

Plaintiff’s ‘Private’ Social Media Accounts May Be Mined for Evidence, NJ Appellate Panel Rules

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

New Jersey WARN Act Amendments Set to Go Into Effect

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

New Guidance on Cannabis Workplace Impairment in New Jersey

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

New Jersey Wage & Hour Facts- 2020

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

Remote Working Means It’s Time To Revisit Your Restrictive Covenants

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

Tri-State Travel Advisory Requires Individuals To Quarantine

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

Determining COVID-19 Leaves of Absence: A Guide For New Jersey Employers

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 Jersey Begins Phase 2 In Process Of Reopening

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

OSHA Issues New Safety Guidelines For Restaurants

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

New White House Guidelines Encourage Employers To Develop Policies For Reopening

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 Expands Earned Sick Leave And State Benefits

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

NJ Enacts Coronavirus Relief And Worker Protection Package

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

NJ Expands Social Restrictions, Closes Non-Essential Businesses

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

Navigating Available Employee Benefits For Coronavirus In New Jersey

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

NJ Limits Gatherings, Shuts Businesses In Escalation Of Containment Strategy

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

NJ WARN Act Creates Risk For Closures And Mass Layoffs

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

NJ Amends WARN Act To Count Part-Time Workers And Pay Severance In Mass Layoffs

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

Government Preparing To Intercept Drones

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

Worker’s Failure To Opt Out Of Arbitration Not Proof Of ‘Actual Notice,’ Federal Judge Finds

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

Autonomous Drones: Rise Of The Machines

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

InterDrone And The Future Of Commercial Drones

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

Drones And Cybersecurity Concerns

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 Drone “Waiver” Of The Future

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

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