Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Supreme Court held that amendments to New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Law and Wage Payment Law that increase employer wage-hour liability are not retroactive....more
5/31/2024
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Wages
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Skuse v. Pfizer, Inc., the New Jersey Supreme Court held that an employee’s continued employment can be deemed to be assent to the terms of an employer’s arbitration agreement.
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Seyfarth Synopsis: The NJ Supreme Court issues its combined opinion in two cases that we previously blogged about (Colon v. Strategic Delivery Solutions, LLC and Arafa v. Health Express Corporation)...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In two recent cases, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously expanded state law to protect individuals going through a divorce from discrimination, and remanded another case to the trial court with...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court of New Jersey rules that employers may not shorten the statute of limitations for claims of discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination via private contract.
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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Supreme Court has recently held that a treating physician, who has not been designated as an expert witness, is permitted to testify as to whether a plaintiff’s medical condition qualifies as...more
On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, the New Jersey Supreme Court heard arguments in Puglia v. Elk Pipeline, Inc., on whether claims under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (“CEPA”) were preempted by the federal...more
In a pivotal decision with broad implications for aspiring New Jersey whistleblowers, yesterday the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division’s finding that no qualified privilege exists to protect an employee...more