Non-Disparagement Settlements in New Jersey, DOL's AI Guidelines, OSHA Regions Shift - Employment Law This Week®
The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently issued a decision in Savage v. Twp. Of Neptune, (A-2-23)(087229), 257 N.J. 204 (2024) (slip. op.) holding the parties’ non-disparagement provision to be unenforceable as it was found...more
On May 7, 2024, the Supreme Court of New Jersey invalidated an otherwise valid settlement agreement solely because the agreement contained a “non-disparagement provision,” the scope of which the court found “would bar...more
On May 7, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court (the Court) unanimously held that non-disparagement clauses with the purpose or effect of concealing the details of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment cannot be included in...more
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
On May 31, 2022, in Savage v. Township of Neptune, the New Jersey Appellate Division partially upheld, and partially overturned, a trial court’s enforcement of a private settlement agreement, holding that although the...more