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The Nuts and Bolts of the Family First Corona Virus Response Act

In the advent of the COVID-9 pandemic, the U.S. government expeditiously signed into law historical, temporary measures to provide individual employees paid sick and family leave if the leave will be related to particular COVID-19 absences from work. The paid family...

Contracts, Coronavirus, and Force Majeure – Can Contract Performance be Excused?

Coronavirus and the governmental response to the pandemic will certainly result in the nonperformance of business contracts. Is there any relief from such a breach of contract? What is Force Majeure? Some contracts in themselves contain a Force Majeure (French for...

10 Things to Consider Before Moving into a Community Association

10 Things to Consider Before Moving into a Community Association New Jersey has an ever-growing number of condominium associations and homeowners’ associations, collectively referred to as “community associations.” Community associations are attractive to all...

10 Things to Consider Before Moving into a Community Association

10 Things to Consider Before Moving into a Community Association New Jersey has an ever-growing number of condominium associations and homeowners’ associations, collectively referred to as “community associations.” Community associations are attractive to all...

Don’t Be Fooled When Filing Your NJ Annual Reports

A New Jersey Annual Report is a yearly document that nonprofit and profit-based corporations must file. In addition, Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) must file the same report. The content of the report outlines the status...

Buyers Beware— Lemon Laws May Not Fully Protect

Finding a Resolution through Arbitration When shopping for a new car, many consumers depend on “Lemon Laws”— the laws and regulations put in place to protect individuals purchasing motor vehicles—as a safeguard. However, there are certain situations in which...

Protecting LGBTQ Rights in the Workplace

The month of June is recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month in commemoration of a historic raid in June 1969 of a traditionally gay bar, The Stonewall Inn, in Greenwich Village, NYC. The month of June is therefore recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month. In many cities across...

Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act

Mayor De Blasio and the NYC Commission on Human Rights are dedicated to ending gender-based harassment in the five boroughs. To that end, Mayor De Blasio created a new Sexual Harassment Taskforce in 2018, which is the first in the nation, aimed to assist victims and...

Oppression in a Limited Liability Company: Remedies When There Is No “Minority Shareholder”

A “minority oppression claim” under New Jersey law has historically been tailored specifically for a minority shareholder who is suffering from oppression at the hands of majority shareholder(s) of a close corporation (i.e. less than 25 shareholders). New...

New NJ Law Prohibits Certain Waiver and Nondisclosure Provisions in Employment Contracts and Settlement Agreements

On Monday, March 18, 2019, Governor Murphy signed into law PL2019 Ch 39 prohibiting certain wavier and nondisclosure provisions in employment contracts and settlement agreements. The law prohibits the waiver of any “substantive or procedural right or remedy relating...

U.S. Supreme Court Declines Ruling on N.J.’s Unconstitutional Church Grants Decision

New Jersey’s Supreme Court Decision Stands, Holding That Historic Preservation Grants Cannot Be Used For Churches The U.S. Supreme Court has declined review of the New Jersey Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that historic preservation grants cannot be used for...

What Does New Jersey's Minimum Wage Increase Mean for Employers?

On February 4, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy successfully implemented one of his campaign promises by signing a bill that will increase the minimum wages of approximately one million hourly workers in New Jersey. At the time of the signing, the current minimum...