Full release time for union officials while receiving full pay from a public entity may violate the prohibition of public funds being used for private purposes.  A New Jersey court in Rozenblit v. Lyles, 2019 WL 3938349, at *1 (App Div. 2019) two Jersey City residents...

The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide Transgender Rights in Major Employment Discrimination Case:  R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC by Paul Salvatoriello, Esq. October 2019 One of the first cases to be heard before the United States Supreme Court this term is...

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...

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...

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...