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...
Delaware Mandates Employer Provided Sexual Harassment Training
Governor John Carney of Delaware signed House No. 1 (for parent bill HB 360) which addresses sexual harassment and retaliation in employment and amends the current anti-harassment, anti-discrimination, and anti-retaliation laws. This law makes Delaware only the 5th...
Medical Marijuana Use – What Employers Should Know
There have been a plethora of cases nationwide surrounding the use of marijuana in an employment context. The caselaw is inconsistent and does not provide clear guidance for all possible workplace scenarios. As stated in an earlier blog post, in the New Jersey case...
A Neighbor Has A Right To Appeal Zoning Permit
Zoning Permits And An Applicants Right To Relief In most New Jersey municipalities a zoning permit is required before a building permit may issue. It is the responsibility of our zoning officers to determine if the proposed construction conforms to the zoning...
New Jersey Courts Continue Trend of Invalidating Arbitration Agreements
On October 17, 2018 the Appellate Division decided Flanzman v. Jenny Craig. With its opinion in Flanzman the Appellate Division has continued the recent trend in New Jersey Courts of invalidating arbitration agreements. The Plaintiff had been employed by Jenney Craig...
New York State And NYC Sexual Harassment Laws Update
The time is finally here for all New York businesses to take action in response to the epidemic of sexual harassment claims in our country. As of October 9, 2018, New York State has adopted new labor laws in a robust effort to combat sexual harassment in the...
New Jersey’s Business Court Continues to Evolve with Its Own Court Rules
In 2015 our New Jersey Supreme Court created a new path for business disputes and commercial litigation. The Complex Business Litigation Program (CBLP) was instituted throughout the trial division of the court system. The CBLP required each county to appoint a...
Bill Cosby’s Sentencing Speaks Volumes
On April 26, 2018 famous actor and comedian, Bill Cosby, was found guilty of 3 counts of felony level aggravated assault: including one count of penetration with lack of consent, one count of penetration while unconscious, and one count of penetration after...
DEMLP Announces Appointment of Greg S. Gargulinski to Seton Hall Law School Alumni Council
DEMLP is pleased to announce that Greg S. Gargulinski, a partner in the firm’s Criminal, Municipal and Government Agency Defense Practice, has been nominated for a seat on the Seton Hall Law School’s Alumni Council. The Alumni Council is comprised of only 50 former...
When Is a Child Considered “Endangered” According to NJ Law
There are several statutes in New Jersey that our legislature has enacted to prosecute crimes against children. One such statute is N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4; Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a crime which can carry a mandatory prison term between 5-10 years if it is...
New York State and NYC Sexual Harassment Laws: How Employers Need to Respond
New York State and New York City have both introduced comprehensive legislation in a robust effort to prevent sexual harassment at work. The proposed laws were crafted in response to the national #MeToo social movement and the growing number of sexual harassment...
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