On December 9, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the New Jersey district court’s previous ruling that there is no private right of action under New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement...more
12/20/2024
/ Cannabis Products ,
Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Marijuana ,
New Jersey ,
Private Right of Action ,
Regulatory Requirements
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
8/7/2024
/ Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Labor Reform ,
New Jersey ,
Preemption ,
State Labor Laws ,
Temporary Employees ,
Wage and Hour
The New Jersey Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights (S723/A822), one of three laws signed in early January relating to protecting immigrants and part of the Murphy administration’s larger effort to build a more inclusive state...more
Earlier this year New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights (the “Bill of Rights”), which established numerous labor and employment protections for large portions of New Jersey’s...more
In a case of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey found the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“the Act”) does not create a private...more
On February 6, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill No. A1474 / S511, commonly known as the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” (the “Bill of Rights”), which establishes numerous labor and...more
2/10/2023
/ Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
New Jersey ,
New Legislation ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Temporary Employees ,
Wage and Hour
On the heels of New Jersey voters ratifying an amendment to the state’s constitution to permit the recreational use of marijuana, the New Jersey Legislature on December 17, 2020 passed the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory,...more
12/22/2020
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Recreational Use ,
State and Local Government
New Jersey Public Question 1 on this year’s election ballot sought New Jersey voters’ approval for a constitutional amendment to legalize the possession and use of marijuana for individuals age 21 and older, as well as the...more
Resolving prior uncertainty regarding the impact of the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) on employees’ employment rights, the New Jersey Supreme Court recently held that employees can maintain an...more
On January 6, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (the “Department”) issued long-awaited regulations regarding enforcement of New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law (ESLL) as well as its responses...more
With the number, type, and scope of paid leave laws constantly expanding, employers may struggle to adapt successfully and quickly to the changing legal landscape....more
On July 17, 2013, Governor Chris Christie signed into law the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act (NJ SAFE Act). New Jersey joins 15 states, the District of Columbia, and a handful of local governments in...more