A  bill sponsored by one of the state’s most influential lawmakers would overhaul New Jersey’s workplace discrimination and sexual harassment laws. And labor rights organizations and women’s rights groups say the proposal includes much-needed reform to clamp down on these practices as they run rampant in the workplace.

NJ Green Direct, Sky High Munchies, Slumped Kitchen and West Winds Wellness received warning letters from the Division of Consumer Affairs on June 15.

Jennifer Roselle and Lawrence Bluestone, each with multiple years at the Newark-based firm, are taking on new responsibilities.

Criminal proceedings will be the priority, with cases that involve detained defendants continuing to receive the highest preference. Civil cases that are urgent - such as those that involve a plaintiff with a limited life expectancy - will also be prioritized.

Zahid Quraishi was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by President Joe Biden in March, at the same time as now-Judge Julien Xavier Neals.

Julien Xavier Neals, who was nominated by the president on March 30 alongside 10 others, is the first federal judge confirmed during the Biden administration. He was previously county counsel and acting county administrator for Bergen County.

The 2021 class participants, Matthew Jackson, Anthony Llaverias and Ronak Patel, were recruited from Seton Hall University School of Law and Rutgers Law School in Newark.

The program is geared toward Schreyer Honors College students from underrepresented communities with the goal of providing unique, hands-on experience working in a law firm.

NJBIZ recently held its inaugural Leaders in Law event, recognizing legal professionals for their outstanding dedication to their occupation and their communities. Want to celebrate? Click through to view the awards ceremony!

Jordan Engelhardt, who previously served as counsel at Patterson Belknap, has experience in federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and alternative dispute resolution.

Matthew Holden's law firm joins the Roseland-based office where the Hackensack attorney comes on board as a partner in the real estate and corporate practice groups.

The training program the professional services firm used from February 2015 to September 2019 allegedly violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination by providing many of its female employees with training based on gender stereotypes.