On March 19, 2026, in Lopez v. Marmic, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that employers who hire an undocumented worker in violation of
In Cano v. County Concrete Corp., No. A-0056-24 (App. Div. Jan. 28, 2026), the New Jersey Appellate Division issued its first published decision interpreting
Effective as of April 18, 2026, S3072—signed into law December 2025—amends the New York Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit employers from requesting or
In a time defined by technology, even the most routine legal practices demand heightened care. The once straightforward act of sending settlement funds to
This installment of DEI Legal Developments Spotlight continues our discussion of recent DEI-related updates impacting the private sector and public sector developments that may
Rivaling Mother Nature’s winter fury, New York City unleashed a flurry of developments surrounding recent amendments to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick
As we reported HERE, effective February 22, 2026, amendments to the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) expand qualifying reasons for leave,
On January 23, 2026, Governor Mikie Sherrill signed Executive Order No. 7 (EO) initiating a 90-day regulatory freeze on new and pending regulations to
EDIT: We previously reported on a phased in reduction of the employer threshold scheduled for 2027 and 2028. We are republishing this e-alert to clarify that
In 2025, we published a series of timelines documenting key developments in the fast-shifting and polarizing DEI landscape. This DEI Legal Developments Spotlight continues where
UPDATE: On February 13, 2026, Governor Hochul signed into law A9452 enacting chapter amendments to NY’s Trapped at Work Act. Among other things, the
By Lindsey Andreozzi, Esq. On December 9, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochel signed a law that expands the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace
By Allison J. Vogel, Esq. The New Jersey Appellate Division recently issued an opinion confirming that the Ending Forced Arbitration Act (EFAA) does not
By Punam P. Alam, Esq. On November 10, 2022, the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court for the Southern District Court of New York’s
By Carol Shieh, Esq. California Code of Civil Procedures section 1281.97 states that if an arbitration agreement requires the drafting party to pay certain
By Jean Schroll Knapp, Esq. In the most recent New Jersey case addressing the interplay between the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) and
By Kristine V. Ryan, Esq. The Third Circuit recently affirmed a District Court’s preliminary injunction preventing a public employer from enforcing its policy against
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