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Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Telehealth Survives Again: Understanding the Latest Federal Flexibility Extension

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Update on Key Issues for New Jersey Employers in 2026

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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

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New Jersey Bans “Captive Audience” Meetings

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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

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Understanding UIFSA and Interstate Child Support

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

Marshall Dennehey

Appellate Division Affirms Award of Medical and Temporary Benefits, Rejects Employer’s Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel...

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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

Fox Rothschild LLP

Feeling Like Your Marriage Wasn’t 20 Years Does Not Make it So

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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

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New Jersey Case is a Reminder of the Importance of Regular Pay Audits

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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

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Lessons Learned from the New York Jets: Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

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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

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

The Betterment Doctrine in New Jersey Construction Defect Litigation: What Property Owners and Contractors Need to Know

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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

Marshall Dennehey

NJ Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal in Legal Malpractice Action: A “Poster Child” for the Entire Controversy Doctrine and Res...

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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

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Legal Milestone: Entire Controversy Doctrine Shuts Down Securities Malpractice Appeal

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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

Seward & Kissel LLP

Employment Litigation Roundup: October 2025

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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

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Extreme Risk Protective Orders: A Little-Known Law that Provides Significant Safety Measure

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

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Don’t Forget the Winner: The Successful Bidder in a New Jersey Public Bid Is a Necessary and Indispensable Party to a Bid Protest...

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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

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New Jersey Proposes Rules to Clarify Far-Reaching Pay Transparency Law: 4 Action Steps for Employers

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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

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Awards of Counsel Fees When Successfully Prosecuting, but not Defendant, An Act of Domestic Violence

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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

Troutman Pepper Locke

New Jersey Courts May Be Limiting the Labor Commissioner’s Effort to Curtail Independent Contractors in that State: October 2025...

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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

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New Jersey Supreme Court Holds One-Year Statute of Limitations for Defamation Also Applies to False Light Claims

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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

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Proposed Rules on New Jersey’s Pay Transparency Act – What Employers Need to Know

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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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Jersey attorney general secures $2.8M settlement over deceptive real estate practices

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

Cozen O'Connor

NJ AG Shuts the Door on Predatory Homeowner Contracts

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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

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Rite Aid Files a Thousand Preference Actions

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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

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Ready, Set, Go: Virginia State AG Election Kicks Off Competitive Election Season

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

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Arbitration vs. Mediation in NJ Family Law: Which Path Gets You Results Faster?

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

Saul Ewing LLP

Proposed Rules Clarify New Jersey's Pay Transparency Law

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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

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