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Distracted Driving Awareness Month: A Call to Action in New Jersey

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At Mandelbaum Barrett PC, safety on the road is more than a seasonal initiative—it’s a year-round commitment. This April, during Distracted Driving Awareness Month, we stand with the New Jersey Department of Labor and...more

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New Jersey Health Care Workers Must be Vaccinated or Undergo Regular COVID-19 Testing

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Effective September 7, 2021, staff in New Jersey’s public and private health care facilities and congregate settings deemed “high risk” must receive the COVID-19 vaccine or, alternatively, be subject to COVID-19 testing one...more

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New Jersey Eases COVID-19 Restrictions for Private Indoor Workplaces

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (A5820/S3866) and Executive Order (EO) No. 244 on June 4, 2021, ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (but not the overall state of emergency) first declared on March...more

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"Un-Masking" Executive Order 243: Navigating Return to Work Rules in New Jersey

On May 26, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey issued Executive Order 243 lifting COVID-19 mask restrictions in the workplace, which provides some much needed guidance on bringing employees back into the workplace. ...more

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New Jersey Eases COVID 19 Restrictions for Businesses and Employers

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New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy just issued executive orders easing some of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions and providing employers and businesses some much-welcomed flexibility. Executive Order 243, which becomes...more

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New Jersey Eases COVID-19 Workplace Restrictions Through Two Executive Orders

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On May 24 and 25, 2021, New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy signed Executive Order (EO) 242 and EO 243, respectively, easing COVID-19-related workplace restrictions. While EO 242 had less impact on employers than many had...more

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New Jersey Lifts Major COVID-19 Restrictions For Indoor Spaces: An Overview Of Executive Orders 241 & 242

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed two executive orders easing major COVID-19 restrictions for indoor and outdoor spaces. On May 17, 2021, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 241 (EO 241), eliminating the mask...more

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New Jersey Legalizes Recreational Cannabis And Enacts Employment Protections For Cannabis Users

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On February 22, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“NJCREAMMA”), which legalizes the recreational use of cannabis for adults age 21...more

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New Jersey State, Local COVID-19 Executive Orders Pose Challenges For Businesses

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New Jersey has implemented a number of measures in an effort to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, including extending the public health emergency, further restricting dining and bar operations, reducing capacity at...more

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New Jersey’s Executive Order Addresses COVID-19 and Workplace Safety

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Q: Our company has several locations in New Jersey where our employees work in proximity to customers and vendors. Can you please provide details on Governor Murphy’s recent order implementing new workplace health and safety...more

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New Jersey Governor Murphy Orders New COVID-19 Workplace Protocols

In an effort to combat the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, on October 28, 2020 Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 192 (the “Order”), mandating health and safety standards to protect New Jersey’s workers...more

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New Jersey Enacts New COVID-19 Workplace Safety Protocols

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Effective 6:00 am on Thursday, November 5, 2020, pursuant to Governor Phil Murphy’s October 28, 2020 Executive Order 192 (“EO 192” and “Order”), every New Jersey business which operates with employees and customers physical...more

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New Jersey Employers Should Update Their Workplace COVID-19 Safety Protocols In Light of Recent Executive Order

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Under a recent Executive Order (the Order) signed by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, all New Jersey employers will now be required to implement health and safety protocols designed to protect workers from COVID-19. The...more

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New Jersey Imposes COVID-19 Standards on Workplaces

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As the ongoing pandemic deepens, states across the country continue to struggle to contain the virus and protect their citizens. On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued yet another Executive...more

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Governor Requires NJ Employers to Implement New Health and Safety Standards as COVID-19 Levels Continue to Spike

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In response to the recent uptick of new COVID-19 cases statewide, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has issued an Executive Order mandating new health and safety requirements for public and private sector employers alike....more

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New Jersey Governor Issues New COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols for Employers

In an effort to combat the recent rising COVID-19 numbers in the New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order (EO) No. 192 on October 28, 2020, mandating health and safety protocols for employers with employees,...more

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New Jersey Issues Executive Order 192 Requiring Enactment Of Various Workplace Safety Requirements

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On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order Number 192, which mandates that every employer that “requires or permits its workforce, whether in part or as a whole, to be physically present at a...more

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New Jersey Governor Issues Executive Order Addressing COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements for Employers

On October 28, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued an Executive Order addressing health and safety requirements for New Jersey employers that require or permit their workers to be physically present in the office. The...more

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New Jersey Governor Issues New Executive Order As State Experiences Coronavirus “Second Wave”

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“It is coming and it is coming now,” says New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy of the second coronavirus wave hitting the state. To address the public health dangers of the new uptick in cases, which are exacerbated by the return...more

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NJ Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order 192 In Response To Latest Spike In COVID-19 Cases: New Protective Workplace Requirements...

On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192, which will impose a series of workplace protections in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases in New Jersey. The Order goes into effect on...more

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COVID-19: Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order No. 192 Mandating Health and Safety Protocols for New Jersey Worksites

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On 28 October 2020, as part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 192 (EO 192), which mandates that New Jersey employers abide by certain health...more

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New Jersey Requires COVID-19 Workplace Protocols Effective November 5, 2020

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Only four days after extending New Jersey’s public health emergency an additional 30 days, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192 (EO 192), requiring businesses that operate during the continuing COVID-19 crisis to...more

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New Jersey Offices Are Permitted To Be Open With Restrictions

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On March 21, 2020, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order 107 directing that businesses, including commercial and professional offices, must accommodate their workforce, wherever practical, for telework or work-from-home...more

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New York and New Jersey Issue Reopening Plans for Essential and Nonessential Businesses

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New York State issued New York Forward, a detailed reopening plan for the state's nonessential businesses. The plan is set to gradually replace New York's March 20th ‘stay at home' Executive Order that mandated the closure of...more

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New Jersey’s “Road Back”: Rules of the Road, Exits Reached, and the Way Ahead

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In March 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Orders 104 and 107, closing or restricting all but certain designated “essential” businesses, and generally requiring residents to stay at home (unless engaging...more

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