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New Jersey Regulates Intoxicating Hemp Products

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Businesses selling intoxicating hemp products in New Jersey without a cannabis license could soon face significant fines. Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill No. 3235 on Sept. 12, 2024, regulating intoxicating hemp...more

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Key Takeaways From Recent Amendments to the New Jersey Court Rules

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The Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey were amended effective September 1, 2024, after being approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey earlier this year....more

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Waiting on a Workers' Compensation Lien Reimbursement in New Jersey? You May Have to Wait a Little Longer. Section 40 and the...

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Key Points: The New Jersey workers’ compensation statute and applicable case law protects employers’ worker’s compensation lien rights against an injured worker’s third-party recovery....more

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NJ Department of Environmental Protection Ramps Up Enforcement Activity Under the Toxic Packaging Reduction Act Ahead of Proposed...

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Recent anecdotal evidence suggests that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is restarting enforcement activities under a seldom-used consumer packaging law originally adopted in 1990: the Toxic...more

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New Jersey Employers Must Act Soon: Are you Ready for RetireReady NJ?

Most employers with at least 25 employees in New Jersey that do not already offer a qualified retirement plan must soon take action to enroll their employees in the state’s “RetireReady NJ” retirement savings program. This...more

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New NJ Law Halts Unlicensed Hemp Beverage Sales and Opens Doors for Alcoholic Beverage Distributors

Last week, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill No. 3235—a bill temporarily banning the unlicensed sale of hemp products in New Jersey and proposing a new regulatory framework for future sales. The law, which is...more

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New Jersey Passes Law to Regulate/Restrict the Sale of Intoxicating Hemp Derived Products

The Governor of New Jersey signed into law Senate Bill No. 3235 (the “Intoxicating Hemp Law”), designed to regulate the production and sale of certain intoxicating hemp products. At a high level, this law would limit the...more

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New Jersey Bankruptcy Courts Remain a Strong Option for Debtors Seeking to Obtain a Third-Party Release in a post-Purdue Pharma...

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The restructuring industry held its proverbial breath following the Supreme Court’s decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., which invalidated the nonconsensual third-party release in the debtors’ plan. While various...more

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Court Rejects Application of Flood Exclusion to Hurricane Rainfall

As the Atlantic hurricane season reaches its peak in September, bringing with it rainfall and flooding, a recent New Jersey court held a sewer overflow resulting from rainfall was not caused, directly or indirectly, by a...more

McCarter & English, LLP

US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Issues Campaign Finance Decision

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently issued an important decision regarding the ability of federal candidates to coordinate with committees such as the National Republican Senatorial Committee....more

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Challenge to New Jersey Partnership Filing Fee Rejected by Federal Court

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In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit upheld New Jersey’s partnership filing fee, rejecting a constitutional challenge brought forward by Energy Transfer L.P. (Energy Transfer L.P. v. Ficara, et...more

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BPU Seeks to Reevaluate NJ’s Solar Renewable Energy Credit Competitive Solicitation Incentive (CSI) Program

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has scheduled a stakeholder meeting for Tuesday, September 17, 2024, for the purpose of receiving comments and input regarding the Competitive Solicitation Incentive (CSI)...more

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New Jersey Mandates Gender-Neutral Dress Codes for Businesses

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In a significant update to business practices in New Jersey, the Office of the Attorney General has mandated that businesses, especially within the hospitality sector, adopt gender-neutral dress codes for both patrons and...more

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Medical Aid in Dying and Medical Tourism in New Jersey

Since being enacted in 2019, the New Jersey Medical Aid in Dying Act has had a threshold condition on a patient’s request for medication under the Act: that they be an “adult resident of New Jersey.” The physician’s record...more

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Privilege Denied When Facilities Fail To Comply With NJ Patient Safety Act

Two New Jersey healthcare facilities that violated the New Jersey Patient Safety Act, N.J.S.A. §§ 26:2H-12.23 to -12.25, (PSA), must provide plaintiff patients with internal reports and documents relating to adverse events,...more

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Supreme Court of New Jersey Holds that Indemnification Can Exist in First-Party Claims, With the Appropriate Language

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For many years, the rule of law governing claims for contractual indemnification in New Jersey has been well-established under the so-called “Azurak” rule, which requires that, in order for a party to be indemnified for its...more

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Counsel Fee Increases From 20% to 25% on New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Cases

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On August 22, 2024, New Jersey increased the available counsel fee for petitioner’s attorneys from 20% to 25%. The increase was signed into law by Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari. The applicable section of the Statute,...more

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NJ ELEC Proposes New Reporting Requirements for IEs and SuperPACs

The Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) proposed new rules this week (56 N.J.R. 1684(a) and 56 N.J.R. 1699(a)), finally implementing the legislature’s creation of reporting requirements for independent expenditure (IE)...more

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New Jersey Releases New Chapter 11 Complex Procedures and Other Rule Updates

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Pursuant to the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court’s (the “Court”) annual rule making cycle, the Court implemented various changes to the New Jersey Local Rules and Local Forms, which became effective on August 1, 2024. ...more

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Third Circuit Upholds New Jersey’s Temporary Workers’ Law

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In the recent decision of New Jersey Staffing Alliance v. Fais, — F.4th —- (3d. Cir. July 24, 2024), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction seeking to bar enforcement of New...more

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New Jersey Extends the Enrollment Period for "Get Covered NJ" to October 31, 2024

With issuance of Bulletin No. 24-12, the New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance has extended the time for enrollment in the state insurance exchange, “Get Covered New Jersey” through October 31, 2024. This extension...more

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N.J. Public Works Contractors and Subcontractors Must Submit Certified Payroll Online Starting August 15

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Public works contractors and subcontractors in New Jersey are required to submit certified payroll records on an ongoing basis – but starting August 15, those records must be submitted electronically to the New Jersey...more

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Daniel’s Law Under Fire

Readers of this blog may recall our prior piece discussing an influx of lawsuits brought by Atlas Data Privacy Corporation (“Atlas”) against various companies for violating a New Jersey State privacy regulation known as...more

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NJ Appellate Division Rules that Municipal Ordinance Restricting Ownership to Individuals Over 55 Violates Fair Housing Act and NJ...

On July 31, 2024, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued its ruling in New Jersey REALTORS® v. Township of Berkeley, upholding a trial court’s decision invalidating a municipal ordinance requiring that the owners of units...more

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Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Scores a Victory in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals

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On July 24, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a decision from the District of New Jersey Court, refusing to block New Jersey’s 2023 law, which awards temporary workers equal pay and...more

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