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April 17, 2024

Many construction companies, landscaping businesses and even homeowners hire “day laborers” – people, often immigrants, employed on a temporary basis. These workers are often found outside home improvement stores, through temporary agencies or at designated locations in a town. While it is not illegal per se to hire day laborers and there could be benefits to hiring them, contractors should consider the serious potential risks of hiring day laborers, particularly if those who hire day laborers are paying these workers in cash.

April 15, 2024

In a recent article by New Jersey Law Journal's 2024 Trusts & Estates and Wealth Management Special Section, Mary Joan Kennedy discusses why it is important for every adult to periodically take 10 minutes to address their estate planning essentials.

April 9, 2024

In a recent article by Trending Law Blog, Rob Nussbaum discusses a decision issued by the New Jersey Appellate Division that upheld the termination of employment of a woman based on public posts and comments she made on Facebook during the protests of police violence following the murder of George Floyd.

April 2, 2024

In a post by New Jersey Cannabis Counsel, Justin Calta and Michael Grohs highlight a recent decision by the New Jersey Appellate Division that affirmed a trial court’s ruling which allowed a town to deny a retail cannabis business to operate, determining that the municipality has the discretion to decide the necessary requirements for any cannabis retail businesses, and which cannabis retail businesses it chooses to support.

March 29, 2024

On January 9, 2024, a new bill was introduced to the Assembly Labor Committee in the New Jersey Legislature (Bill A2443) that may have the effect of lowering the standard for a claim of unlawful harassment.  The Bill’s stated purpose is “to affirm that the right to be free from discrimination in employment, housing, business relationships, and places of public accommodation … based on any characteristic protected by the ‘Law Against Discrimination.’” However, the Bill broadens the scope of workplace misconduct that may be considered "severe or pervasive".   More specifically, the Bill provides, in part, that a single incident may be sufficiently “severe and pervasive”, there is no requirement for physical contact, and offensive language, sexual in nature or otherwise, may be sufficient to support a claim for unlawful harassment.

March 26, 2024

In 1964, Bob Dylan told us:

     Come writers and critics
     Who prophesize with your pen
     And keep your eyes wide
     The chance won’t come again
     And don’t speak too soon
     For the wheel’s still in spin
     And there’s no tellin’ who
     That it’s namin’
     For the loser now
     Will be later to win
     For the times they are a-changin’

March 18, 2024

In a recent post by Trending Law Blog, Rob Nussbaum discusses two recent cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States which each involved the constitutionality of public officials blocking social media followers and delete their comments.

March 8, 2024

In the April 2023 OnSite issue, the Saiber Construction Law Column discussed a 2022 case in which the Supreme Court of Maryland held that a party who hires an independent contractor is generally not liable to an employee of that contractor for injuries caused by the contractor’s negligence in performing the work for which it was hired. A similar issue was recently addressed by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

February 16, 2024

If Signed into Law, New Jersey Will Become the Second State to Ban Discrimination Based on Height & Weight, Behind Michigan

February 6, 2024

In a recent post by New Jersey Cannabis Counsel, Mike Grohs and Justin Calta highlight the decision by the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) to approve regulations for cannabis consumption lounges.