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Statute of Limitations Retroactivity

Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period... more +
Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period usually commencing from the date of the wrong or injury or the discovery of the wrong or injury. Except for under a limited set of circumstances, if an individual does not file a suit within the specified time period, the law bars them from ever suing on that claim. less -
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Portions of New York’s FAPA Survive Constitutional Challenges

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Over the last four months, New York’s Appellate Division has finally begun to address constitutional challenges to the state’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA), an act that became effective in December 2022 and...more

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The New Jersey Supreme Court Gets A Chance To Right A Very Egregious Wrong—What Does Retroactivity Mean?

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In 2019, the New Jersey Legislature beefed up the wage-hour law by expanding the statute of limitations from two years to six years and implementing a liquidated damages provision, by which wages due could be doubled or...more

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New Jersey Wage Theft Act Is Not Retroactive: I Am Not Surprised

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Last year, in August, the State of New Jersey enacted the Wage Theft Act (“WTA”) which strengthened the wage hour protections for employees across the State, including expanding the statute of limitations from two years to...more

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Timeframe To File Workplace Bias Claims In California Extended By 2 Years

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A big focus of the #MeToo movement over the last several years has been on efforts to increase the statute of limitations for bringing sexual harassment claims. Governor Newsom just signed into law Assembly Bill 9 (Reyes),...more

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Federal Court: New Jersey’s Equal Pay Act Is Not Retroactive

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New Jersey employers can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that a federal court has just pronounced that the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, which went into effect on July 1, 2018, is not retroactive. This gives you some...more

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New Jersey’s Equal Pay Act is Not Retroactive, For Now

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In a rare victory for New Jersey employers, on January 14, 2019, U.S. District Judge William Martini of the District of New Jersey ruled that the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (NJEPA) cannot be applied retroactively. In...more

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