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 regulatory scheme based on what had been proposed in the recreational marijuana bills that failed to pass the […]
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 leave. Many employers, either by intention or accident, allow […]
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 terminated by his employer after the employer learned that the employee […]
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…
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…
On February 19, 2019, Governor Murphy signed into law substantial expansions to the Family Leave Act and Family Leave Insurance that will afford greater benefits to New Jersey employees…
New Jersey recently implemented new minimum wage requirements which will result in the current rate progressing from $8.85 to $15.00 per hour. The minimum wage requirements…
Department of Labor Refuses to Apply Unemployment Statutes James T. Prusinowski, Esq. Trimboli & Prusinowski, L.L.C. An Administrative Law Judge recently ruled that…
Jim Prusinowski, on November 6, 2017, presented the issue of what modifications are required to cause an internet posting to become a republication for purposes of bringing and…
Click here to review the Members Seminar Information