Railstrike? NJ Transit Engineers
READ "NJ Transit Engineers May Not Be "Working on the Railroad" By Nicole S. Croddick, Esq.
Avoiding Avoidance, an article by Michael Connolly, Esq.
What To Do When You Receive a Letter Demanding That You Pay Back Money Previously Received from a Client That Has Since Filed for Bankruptcy In good economic times and bad, business owners face a dynamic range of concerns. One for example, their customers may file for...
As featured in NJ Defense Association Winter 2023 Newsletter
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination prohibit harassment and discrimination in employment against enumerated legally protected classes. These protected classes include both...
FIRM LISTED AMONG U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT’S 2023 BEST LAW FIRMS
The law firm of Davison Eastman Munoz Paone, P.A. was recognized among the Best Law Firms, 2023* by U.S. News & World Report in three (3) of the firm's practice areas: Litigation - Real Estate Commercial Litigation Real Estate Law "This is an honor for all of us,...
The Subway Tuna Fish Fiasco
In early 2021, two Plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against Subway Restaurants, alleging that Subway’s tuna products do not contain tuna, thus committing fraud. After widespread media reports, but before Subway could respond, the Plaintiffs amended their...
Can a Franchisee be Considered an Employee of the Franchisor in Massachusetts?
7-11 and its franchisees are at it again. This time in Massachusetts. On March 24, 2022, in Patel v. 7-Eleven Inc., the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts [1] held that it is possible for a franchisee to be considered an employee of a franchisor. This issue...
Do Employment Laws Apply to Franchisees of 7-Eleven? – Doubtful
On December 8, 2021 the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments in a case(1) where 7-Eleven franchisees claimed they were actually employees under Massachusetts law. If the 7-Eleven franchisees were employees, then franchisees would be entitled to...
Business Law Ethics Discussion — WestEd CLE
James A. Paone, II and his partner Jay McGovern are proud to present New Jersey Ethics, a roundtable discussion for WestEd. The program covered a variety of topics including the workings of the ethic system with practice pointers and an interactive discussion of how...
Hospitality Franchising in NJ – Proposed New Law
Identical bills pending in the New Jersey Legislature propose major changes to the Franchisor – Franchisee relationship in the hospitality industry. Among the provisions of S3762 and A2682 are the following: a. Non-competition agreements for locations outside the...
Proposed New Hospitality Law in New Jersey Sneaks Franchising Into the Consumer Fraud Act
New Jersey has separate laws regulating the franchise industry and consumer practices. These are the “Franchise Practices Act” (N.J.S.A. §56:10-1, et seq.) and the “New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act” or “NJCFA” (N.J.S.A. §56:8-1, et seq.). Courts have held that...
Words Matter
Microgem v. Homecast. Homecast was represented by Alan L. Poliner. When the U.S. switched from analog TV to digital TV, analog sets would become useless for over the air television unless a Set-Top Converter was used. The U.S. had a program for every household to get...
What You And Your Business Need To Know About COVID-19 Temporary Laws
In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government expeditiously signed into law historic, temporary measures to provide certain employees mandatory paid sick and family leave if the leave was related to particular COVID-19 related absences from...
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