Insights

Effective 6:00 a.m., November 5, 2020, Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 192 requires every New Jersey employer (“business, non-profit and governmental or educational entity”), to... Read More >

Since July of 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") has significantly increased COVID-19-related enforcement activities, levying... Read More >

COVID-19 has redefined the term “back to school” this year. On August 27, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division updated is Guidance and added FAQs... Read More >

At some point—hopefully in the not-too-distant future—we will have a vaccine for COVID-19. When that occurs, should employers require employees to be inoculated as a condition for... Read More >

Many employers are currently considering workforce reductions due to the impact of COVID-19. As a result of recent court decisions which expand the scope of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,... Read More >

On August 18, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its decision in Skuse v. Pfizer, Inc., concerning employees’ arbitration of claims against their employers. Reversing an intermediate... Read More >

COVID-19 has greatly impacted many of us. Are you aware that it also may have affected the restrictive covenants used by employers? Many employers protect their customer relationships by requiring... Read More >

On July 14, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York rejected a proposed $46.8 million settlement, which likely would have resolved civil suits against Harvey Weinstein and his... Read More >

Religious institutions no longer need to pray for help when it comes to the discrimination laws. Last week, in a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court strengthened the “ministerial... Read More >