As a result of the recent Tropical Storm Ida which has impacted many New Jersey residents, Governor Murphy has issued Executive Order No. 259, declaring a state of emergency. Consistent with the Executive Order, the...more
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (A5820/S3866) and Executive Order (EO) No. 244 on June 4, 2021, ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (but not the overall state of emergency) first declared on March...more
CIERRES PATRONALES- ¿Puedo ser excluido de mi casa durante la emergencia COVID-19? No. Dos órdenes gubernamentales diferentes impiden los cierres patronales en este momento. 1. La Orden del Estado- El 19 de marzo...more
DESALOJOS RESIDENCIALES: LO QUE LOS PROPIETARIOS DE VIVIENDAS NECESITAN SABER- A partir del 22 de enero de 2021- REMOCIONES- ¿Me pueden remover de mi casa como resultado de un procedimiento de ejecución...more
DESALOJOS RESIDENCIALES: LO QUE LOS INQUILINOS NECESITAN SABER- A partir del 22 de enero de 2021 CIERRES PATRONALES- ¿Puedo ser excluido de mi casa durante la emergencia COVID-19? No. Dos órdenes...more
LOCKOUTS- Can I be locked out of my home during the COVID-19 emergency? No. Two different government orders prevent lockouts at this time. The State Order- On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy...more
PATRONAL CLOSURES- Can I be excluded from my home during the COVID-19 emergency? No. Two different government orders prevent lockouts at this time. 1. The Order of the State- On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor...more
Effective November 5, 2020, New Jersey employers are required to take additional safety precautions to protect their workforce from COVID-19. As a result of Executive Order 192, New Jersey employers will be required to: ...more
LOCKOUTS- Can I be locked out of my home during the COVID-19 emergency? No. Two different government orders prevent lockouts at this time. 1.The State Order- On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued...more
¿Puedo ser excluido de mi casa durante la emergencia COVID-19? No. Dos órdenes gubernamentales diferentes impiden los cierres patronales en este momento. 1.La Orden del Estado El 19 de marzo de 2020, el gobernador de...more
In a long anticipated move, New Jersey has again acted to provide COVID-19 related benefits to workers throughout the State. New legislation creates a rebuttable presumption that, absent demonstrable proof to the contrary,...more
REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106, which immediately...more
In his 37th Executive Order (EO) since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has extended the state of emergency an additional 30 days (to June 5, 2020), citing the 130,000 positive cases, 8,244...more
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Catherine McCabe, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), have taken recent actions to extend several important environmental regulatory deadlines due...more
A new law was recently signed by Governor Phil Murphy permitting “notarial acts” to be done remotely in New Jersey using “communication technology” during the ongoing State of Emergency in New Jersey as declared by the...more
On April 14, 2020, Sections 15A:5-1 and 15A:5-4 of the New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act were amended to permit New Jersey nonprofit corporations to hold member meetings by means of remote communication. During a state of...more
The latest package of emergency bills signed into law by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to address COVID-19 issues includes legislation (A3903) that allows notary publics and other officers authorized to take oaths and...more
On April 8, 2020, New Jersey Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 122 (EO-122) mandating, among other things, that all “non-essential” construction projects cease by 8:00 PM on Friday, April 10. Details on the types of...more
On April 9, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 123, providing immediate relief to policyholders of property and casualty, life, health, and dental insurance for nonpayment of premiums due to the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New Jersey extends its Family Leave Act, disability and paid family leave laws by offering leave to employees to care for a family member in the event of an epidemic of a communicable disease, or in...more
New Jersey has added several leave laws and workplace protections to address the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on employees and employers in the State. New Jersey Extends State Leave Laws During COVID-19 Pandemic On...more
New Jersey businesses were turned upside down on March 9, 2020, when Gov. Phil Murphy signed an order declaring a State of Emergency in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Executive Order 107 took effect on March 21, 2020 and...more
Earlier this week, on Monday, we had reported that New Jersey was allowing, subject to proper distancing and safety measures, all construction projects within the State to proceed “as usual,” but that we believed New Jersey...more
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued Executive Order No. 122 on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, halting all nonessential construction projects and placing new requirements on essential construction, retail, warehousing and...more
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order 119 (EO), extending the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 crisis, originally scheduled to expire on April 8, 2020, an additional 30 days, to May 8, 2020. In...more