In its recent decision, Rucksapol Jiwungkul, as Executor of the Estate of Maurice R. Connolly, Jr. v. Director, Division of Taxation, 450 N.J. Super. 257 (App. Div. 2017), the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division…
Most business owners understand the importance of limited liability protection. It is a simple concept. Limited liability protection shields business owners from personal responsibility for their company’s debts and liabilities. Not all forms of companies…
On July 17, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued yet another revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (“Form I-9”). USCIS recently issued a revised Form I-9 on November 14, 2016, which…
Recently, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division reversed and remanded a trial court decision that dismissed a transgender man’s complaint of public accommodation discrimination against a police department in violation of the New Jersey…
On June 7, 2016, Alexander Acosta, the recently confirmed Unites States Secretary of Labor, announced that in the coming weeks the Department of Labor (DOL) plans to submit a request for information (RFI) on the…
Employers are in a quandary today as the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime regulatory changes are being litigated and Congress continues to discuss what may work better to achieve similar results. However, independent of what…
One of the biggest shifts to take place in the work force in recent years has been the rise of the freelancer economy. More and more people are opting out of the traditional workforce and…
On January 23, 2017, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed into law an amendment to the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance that prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their wage history, requiring disclosure of wage history…
When you think about having to go to court, you might assume that there’s just one location where legal activities happen, and that everything happens in the same couple of court rooms. In fact, the…
On November 22, 2016, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) amendments to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor…