Over the past month, Pennsylvania courts have issued a series of decisions clarifying employee rights for medical cannabis patients—one related to unemployment compensation and others related to private rights of action under...more
The clear winner after the November 3 election was marijuana. In four states – New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota and Montana – voters approved initiatives to legalize recreational marijuana. South Dakota and Mississippi also...more
In response to the recent uptick of new COVID-19 cases statewide, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has issued an Executive Order mandating new health and safety requirements for public and private sector employers alike....more
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Mandatory arbitration provisions are common features of employment agreements, particularly for large employers. At the same time employers have consistently become more and more reliant on technology and electronic...more
On August 3, 2020, the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York determined that the Department of Labor (DOL) overstepped its authority with respect to certain key regulations promulgated under the...more
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania recently announced travel restrictions for individuals entering the respective states to continue efforts to slow the transmission of COVID-19. Individuals traveling from...more
On May 13, 2020 Governor Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order (EO-142) which, among other things, permits the resumption of nonessential construction and allows curbside pickup at nonessential retail businesses. However, as...more
New Jersey continues to enact laws to address the COVID-19 pandemic. This time it amended both its Family Leave Act and its WARN Act. New Jersey amended its Family Leave Act to guarantee family leave rights and benefits to...more
The list of Executive Orders issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting New York employers continues to grow. On April 12 Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order No. 202.16 directing that face coverings be worn in...more
On April 8th, New Jersey continued issuing executive orders to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Since New Jersey declared both a Public Health Emergency and a State of Emergency on March 9th, it has issued a series of executive...more
Amid a flurry of Executive Orders coming from his office, on March 19 Governor Cuomo signed into law a new statute requiring employers to provide quarantine leave to employees who are subject to mandatory or precautionary...more
After passing through the legislature unanimously in a matter of days, on March 20, 2020, Governor Murphy signed a law providing additional employee protections related to COVID-19. ...more
On Tuesday, March 10th, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc., et al.,(A-91-18) (082836), affirming that a medical cannabis patient can assert a claim for...more
On February 18, 2020 Governor Phil Murphy announced new legislation aimed at amending New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination ("LAD") to set a new standard for businesses in New Jersey. ...more
More than 2,000 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in federal courts each year in 2018 and 2019, alerting business owners of the rising trend in website accessibility litigation. ...more
New Jersey amended its existing WARN Act, otherwise known as the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act ("NJ WARN Act"), and it will have significant impact on employers considering mass layoffs, transfers...more
The Lackawanna Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania held, in a matter of first impression, that language in the state’s Medical Marijuana Act ("MMA") creates a private right of action for an employee that is terminated for...more
Following on the heels of a much publicized incident in high school athletics, the New Jersey Division of Rights ("DCR") issued enforcement guidance ("Guidance") clarifying and explaining discrimination based on hairstyles,...more
On September 20, 2019, the Tenth Circuit held that cannabis industry employers are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Defendant contended that because the employer’s employment activities are in violation of the...more
On August 6, 2019, Acting Governor Sheila Oliver signed a bill (S-1790) imposing tougher penalties for "wage theft." The law significantly increases penalties for employers, including potential imprisonment for employers who...more
On August 9, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed A5322 into law, making the Garden State the latest to establish a permanent program for the cultivation, handling, processing, transport, and sale of hemp and...more
A combination of New Jersey court decisions and legislative actions have expanded and clarified New Jersey employer obligations for employees who are registered qualifying cannabis patients. ...more
On July 25, 2019, New Jersey Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver signed a bill prohibiting employers from asking job applicants their previous salary history. ...more
On July 1, 2019, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) issued a new Notice of Request for Applications (Notice), replacing the previous Notice that the NJDOH had issued last month, and announced that it is seeking new...more
While the District of Columbia (D.C.) has had a medical marijuana program on its books since 2013, there has been some debate regarding whether or not city workers are allowed to participate in the program, even if they have...more