Governor Murphy recently issued Executive Order 242, effective Friday, May 28, 2021, which relaxes portions of previous Executive Orders 155, 192, 239 and 241 related to indoor and outdoor masking and social distancing requirements. Though widely publicized in the press as a complete removal of indoor mask requirements, the lifting of indoor masking requirements is […]
At the beginning of May, Trimboli & Prusinowski’s very own Stephen Trimboli served on a panel of experts for Drugs Don’t Work in New Jersey’s Webinar, “Marijuana in the NJ Workplace: What Now?”. The webinar discussed the cannabis reform bills that Governor Phil Murphy signed in February of this year and what these laws might mean for employers and their business policies.
by Paul Salvatoriello, Esq. Your company is in New York City. Your employee, who has been working remotely for your company since the pandemic, lives and works in Ohio. Suddenly, the employee files a failure-to-promote discrimination lawsuit against your company. While you expect that his claims will be under Ohio law, he makes his claims […]
Congress recently passed “The American Rescue Plan Act” (“ARPA”), a $1.9 trillion package of economic relief and we have summarized the major provisions affecting employers in our March 29, 2021 Client Alert. Among its many provisions, the COBRA continuation coverage subsidy has created many questions for employers who must now comply with notifications, effective May 31, 2021.
On February 22, 2021, as a companion to the “New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act,” Governor Murphy also signed legislation “concerning certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly addressing the legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses.” Of particular interest to employers are the prohibitions this legislation places on employers’ ability to inquire into, and take action based on, specific marijuana-related criminal histories.
On April 13, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Hagar v. M & K Construction. The Court held that under New Jersey workers’ compensation law, an employer can be required to reimburse the cost of medical marijuana for an injured employee, affirming both a workers compensation court order directing reimbursement […]
Congress recently passed “The American Rescue Plan” (“Rescue Plan”), a $1.9 trillion package intended to provide economic relief necessitated by the COVID pandemic. Among its many provisions are those that will allow employers to voluntarily provide continued leave for employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, (FFCRA), in exchange for a payroll tax credits. Employers are not obligated to provide continued leave, but if private employers choose to provide continued leave and adhere to all FFCRA requirements, they may claim payroll tax credit for the cost of such paid leave. Much of the FFCRA benefits remain the same, but these significant changes will take effect April 1, 2021:
I previously reported on the employment-related provisions of the recreational marijuana bills introduced in the State Assembly and State Senate on November 5, 2020.
On November 3, 2020, New Jersey voters approved a constitutional amendment that would legalize a controlled form of marijuana, known as “cannabis,” for purchase and use by adults at least 21 years of age.
New Jersey voters approved a constitutional amendment that would legalize a controlled form of marijuana, known as “cannabis,” for purchase and use by adults at least 21 years of age.
