Jul 11, 2019
On July 2, 2019, Governor Murphy signed into law the “Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act.” The law significantly expanded New Jersey’s medical marijuana program, established a new Cannabis Regulatory Commission, and created an extensive, detailed...
Apr 1, 2019
A recurring issue under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is whether FMLA leave is to be taken concurrently with sick leave and other forms of leave that the employer provides, or may be deferred until the employee has exhausted those other forms of...
Mar 29, 2019
On March 27, 2019, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, issued its decision in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc., et al. The appellate court reversed the dismissal of a complaint filed by a cancer patient who claimed that he had been...
Mar 11, 2019
On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule affecting exemption from overtime pay. Generally, bona fide executive, administrative and professional employees are exempt from overtime pay even if they work than forty hours per week. Under...
Mar 11, 2019
An employee cannot irrevocably resign from employment and get a disability pension. The Appellate Division has agreed with PFRS’s conclusion that an irrevocable resignation as part of a settlement agreement precluded PFRS from being able to order an employee back to...
Mar 4, 2019
More Workplace Changes to Come In 2019 As Governor Murphy Signs Family Leave and Family Leave Insurance Expansions On February 19, 2019, Governor Murphy signed into law substantial expansions to the Family Leave Act and Family Leave Insurance that will afford greater...
