New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Clarifying Decision on Bi-State Authority
By: Wesley B. Friedman, Esq. The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued an important ruling in Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge...
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dluongo9
Mar 289 min read
Opinion: U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Causes Minimal Damage to the Right to Strike, but Makes Garmon Preemption More Challenging
by Raymond M. Baldino At the end of its last term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a much-anticipated case concerning the right to strike,...
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dluongo9
Mar 253 min read
FIRM PARTNER, COLIN M. LYNCH, ESQ., OBTAINS DISMISSAL OF TENURE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS CITING RETALIATION FOR UNION ACTIVITY BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Mr. Lynch recently obtained two separate, but related arbitration decisions issued pursuant to the TEACHNJ Act, dismissing tenure charges...
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dluongo9
Jan 6, 20223 min read
Commissioner of Education Finds Teachers are Entitled to Paid Leave Pending a Fitness for Duty Exam
Firm Partner, Colin M. Lynch, and Associate, Sheila Murugan, obtained a Final Decision from the New Jersey Commissioner of Education on...
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Raymond M. Baldino
Jun 11, 20217 min read
NJ Supreme Court Defines Scope of Good Faith Defense to State Wage and Hour Laws for the First Time
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in January to sharply limit the scope of the good faith exception to the state wage and hour law,...
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Raymond M. Baldino, Esq.
Jul 16, 20205 min read
United States Supreme Court Holds LGBTQ Rights Protected Under Title VII
The United States Supreme Court held this month that the protections of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extend to protect...
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Albert J. Leonardo, Esq.
Jun 3, 20203 min read
New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Decision Impacting Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations in Public
For anyone who works in a public school, an allegation of child abuse leading to an investigation by the Department of Children and...
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Raymond M. Baldino, Esq.
Jun 3, 20205 min read
Third Circuit Develops Doctrine of Union Protected Right of Association under First Amendment
Courts have long struggled with how to strike the proper balance between protecting employer’s rights and protecting employee free...
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Marissa A. McAleer, Esq.
Sep 5, 20193 min read
New Jersey Passes Wage Theft Act (WTA)
On August 6, 2019, New Jersey signed the Wage Theft Act (WTA) into law, which is considered by many to be one of the most – if not the...
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Alvina Swati, Esq.
Jul 25, 20193 min read
New York Federal District Court Concludes That the Arbitration Act Preempts the State’s Ban on Arbit
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, New York passed legislation - Section 7515 - which is comprised of six subparts, all addressing...
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Marissa A. McAleer, Esq.
Jun 7, 20192 min read
Supreme Court Holds That Requirement That Plaintiffs Bring Title VII Claims Before the EEOC is not J
Is the requirement that plaintiffs raising claims under Title VII - the Federal anti-discrimination statute – file with the EEOC prior to...
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dluongo9
May 22, 20191 min read
Zazzali Firm Happy to Announce That Firm Partner, Colin M. Lynch, approved as Treasurer of the Execu
Firm Partner, Colin M. Lynch, Esq, was approved as the new Treasurer of the Labor and Employment Section of the New Jersey State Bar at...
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Raymond M. Baldino, Esq.
May 14, 20192 min read
New Jersey Supreme Court Recognizes That Tenured, Part-Time Hourly School Employees are Protected Fr
On April 30, 2019, the New Jersey Supreme Court held for the first time that when school employers allocate hours to part-time...
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Marissa A. McAleer, Esq.
Apr 29, 20192 min read
Governor Phil Murphy Signs Law that Protects LAD Rights and Bans Non-Disclosure Provisions in Settle
On March 18, 2019, Governor Murphy signed Senate Bill No. 121 into law, which is also referred to as the #MeToo Bill. Exempting...
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Marissa A. McAleer, Esq.
Apr 1, 20192 min read
Update on Medical Marijuana in the New Jersey Workplace
On January 18, 2010, the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA), N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et seq., was signed into law to...
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Alvina Swati, Esq.
Mar 12, 20193 min read
New Jersey Becomes the Fourth State to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15/hour
On February 4, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill that gradually raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour by the year 2024. However,...
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Alvina Swati, Esq.
Feb 20, 20194 min read
The NLRB Takes Another Bite at Workers’ Rights: Common Law Test for Determining Independent Contract
On January 25, 2019, in SuperShuttle DFW, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) reversed FedEx Home Delivery and returned to its...
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Raymond M. Baldino, Esq.
Jan 22, 20193 min read
Supreme Court Issues Decisions Pertaining to Arbitrability of Disputes Under FAA
In the recent New Prime Inc. v. Dominic Oliveira decision, the United States Supreme Court issued a rare refusal to send a dispute to...
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Marissa A. McAleer, Esq.
Dec 20, 20182 min read
Is Your Arbitration Agreement Enforceable? If It Does Not Designate an Arbitration Forum, It May Not
In a recent case, the New Jersey Appellate Division addressed the question of whether an arbitration agreement that does not specify an...
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Colin M. Lynch, Esq. & Marissa A. McAleer
Dec 7, 20183 min read
New Jersey Legislature Considering a Bill That Radically Transforms Existing Law Governing the Enfor
A Bill currently pending before the Legislature in New Jersey effectively re-writes the existing common law governing enforcement of...
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