The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Caselaw Updates
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The Chartwell Chronicles: FAQs & Hot Topics
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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 27 - Blazing Trails: Cannabis Law in the Garden State
The Risk Roundtable: Demystifying the Intersection Between NJ Workers' Comp & Employment Practice Liability
[Podcast] Top 5 Takeaways from New Jersey’s 2023 Pay-to-Play Reform
The Chartwell Chronicles: Medical Provider Claims
#WorkforceWednesday: New Jersey's WARN Act to Become Strictest in Nation - Employment Law This Week®
The Chartwell Chronicles: An Overview of New Jersey Workers' Compensation
Evidence Preservation: Handling the Issues in New York and New Jersey
On November 12, 2025, President Donald Trump signed, legislation, H.R. 5371, extending key Medicare telehealth flexibilities on a temporary basis through January 1, 2026. Our previous client alert outlined the immediate...more
As 2026 approaches, New Jersey employers should be aware of changes that require timely action to ensure compliance heading into the new year. Minimum Wage - Increases Effective January 1, 2026 New Jersey’s minimum...more
On September 3, 2025, New Jersey enacted New Jersey Bill No. 4429, which took effect on December 2, 2025. The bill amends state law by expanding prohibitions on employers’ requiring employees to attend or listen to...more
When parents live in different states, questions often arise about which state’s court can enforce or modify a child support order. To eliminate confusion and promote fairness, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act...more
Peralta v. Silver Line Bldg. Prods., No. A-0370-24 (September 24, 2025) - The respondent, Andersen/Silver Line Windows, appealed a decision that granted the petitioner’s motion for medical and temporary benefits. On July 16,...more
When the alimony statute was amended in 2014, gone was the notion of permanent alimony which had no bright line in terms of years of marriage where someone was eligible to receive it. Rather, it was replaced with open...more
Employers in New Jersey should take note of a recent state superior court appellate division ruling that expanded the scope of an employee’s wage discrimination claim under the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, including allowing...more
On November 14, 2025, Judge Anthony R. Suarez of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County Law Division (the “Court”), in Chen v. New York Jets, LLC, denied the motion to compel arbitration filed by defendant New York...more
When construction goes wrong, disputes over who pays for repair costs can quickly escalate into litigation. The betterment doctrine may play a decisive role in limiting damages. Whether you are a property owner, developer,...more
On October 23, 2025, Jack Slimm and Jeremy Zacharias, of our Mount Laurel, NJ office, secured an important decision in the New Jersey Appellate Division on behalf of a law firm and its attorneys. In this action, they...more
Jack and Jeremy successfully defended an appeal arising out of a legal malpractice/securities action in which they were successful at the trial level. The case is noteworthy here because, for the first time in New Jersey in a...more
Massachusetts court holds parent company cannot enforce noncompete against its subsidiary’s employee - On October 7, 2025, the Massachusetts Superior Court denied an employer and its parent entity’s request for an...more
Most people are aware of the option or ability for victims and survivors of domestic violence to obtain a restraining order against their abuse under New Jersey’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA) N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17...more
In New Jersey, it is a well-established principle that any person or organization whose rights may be affected by a legal action is typically considered a necessary and indispensable party that must be included as a party in...more
Although New Jersey’s pay transparency requirements went into effect on June 1, the lack of clarity on the scope of the far-reaching law has left employers both in and outside the Garden State unsure of whether they are in...more
When a party obtains a domestic violence Final Restraining Order (“FRO”), they are typically entitled to an award of counsel fees as compensatory damages. As often is the case, when one party obtains a Temporary Restraining...more
This month’s legal developments include a key case decided in New Jersey that supports a less stringent application of that state’s ABC test for independent contractor (IC) status. In late April 2025, the New Jersey Labor...more
Salve Chipola, III v. Sean Flannery, (A-2-24) (088836) (August 7, 2025) - The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the one-year statute of limitations for defamation claims equally applies to false light claims. Due to the...more
Following the June 1, 2025, effective date of the New Jersey Pay and Benefit Transparency Act, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has issued proposed regulations explaining compliance with the Act....more
On October 31, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General (OAG) announced a $2.8 million settlement with a real estate company. The settlement resolved claims that the company and its principals violated the Garden State’s...more
New Jersey AG Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a $2.8 million settlement with MV Realty PBC, LLC and affiliates (collectively, “MV Realty”), resolving a 2023 lawsuit alleging that the company...more
Rite Aid is now in its second bankruptcy in less than two years. Despite the failed reorganization efforts of the first bankruptcy, nearly a thousand complaints were recently filed in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of...more
Last night’s state attorney general (AG) election in Virginia marks the first major test of the parties’ political strength heading into the 2026 election cycle. At the end of this highly anticipated race, Democrats were able...more
When New Jersey families face disputes involving divorce, custody or financial issues, the court system isn’t the only option, and often, it isn’t the best one. Mediation and arbitration are two private dispute-resolution...more
Labor & Workforce Development has published regulations to implement the state's new pay and benefits transparency law (Pay Transparency Act), which went into effect in June 2025. While the proposed regulations are not yet...more