ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: UPDATE ON WORKPLACE PROVISIONS IN NEW JERSEY RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA LAW
As we reported, on February 22, 2021, Governor Murphy signed NJ A21 (the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“NJCREAMMA”) and A1897/4269 that together provide various employment-related protections for adult recreational cannabis users, adding to the existing protections for registered users of medical cannabis. [Click here for our February 24, 2021 […]
Third Circuit Holds “Comparable” Paid Leave Available to Servicemembers As A Right And Benefit Pursuant to USERRA

By Kristine Ryan, Esq. The Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”), one of several statutes benefitting veterans, prohibits civilian employers from discriminating against employees because of their military status. USERRA does not require an employer to offer paid military leave of absence. However, in a recent precedential decision, the Third Circuit […]