Private employers in New Jersey can still require medical marijuana patients to take mandatory drug tests, a federal court has ruled.
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New Jersey among handful of states to take progressive stance toward paid family leave
Steve Wood was there for nearly every milestone in the first 12 weeks of his son's life. And as he got to bond with his first child, his relationship with his wife Lizzy grew stronger, enabling the couple to equitably share parental duties.
Read More »NJ lawyer named to leadership of Federal Defense Corporate Counsel
Elizabeth Lorell, a partner in the Florham Park office of Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani, will serve as president-elect of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel for 2018-2019 as voted in at its annual meeting in Hawaii last week.
Read More »AG Trucking company must pay 30K to employee allegedly fired for sleep apnea
An Essex County trucking company is on the hook to pay a former employee $30,000 after allegedly firing him for his sleep apnea condition despite medical examinations that determined he was fit for duty.
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Pleasantville officials approve medical cannabis dispensary
The Pleasantville City Council approved plans for a medical marijuana dispensary at the same meeting it voted to ban sales for potential future recreational use.
Read More »Saltzman joins KL Gates’ Newark office as partner
Jody Saltzman has joined K&L Gates’ Newark office as a partner in its real estate practice. She joins from Reed Smith LLP in New York, where she had been since 2015.
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Court reaffirms ruling backing Princeton challenge to DACA rescinsion
A federal court in Washington, D.C., has reaffirmed its earlier ruling in a lawsuit brought by Princeton University, one of its undergraduate students and Microsoft that the federal government’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was unlawful.
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Florio partners with marijuana edibles company
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio will serve as an advisor for Nuka Enterprises, a Colorado-based cannabis edibles company.
Read More »CSG launches Qualified Opportunity Zone Group
Law firm Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi has launched a new group offering guidance for participating in the federal Qualified Opportunity Zone Program.
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ADP 219K jobs added in July
American employers added 219,000 jobs in July, Roseland-based payroll processing company ADP said in a report issued Wednesday.
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NJ officials go after polluters in six new lawsuits
New Jersey is launching environmental lawsuits against dozens of developers, companies and multinational corporations it alleges were involved with at least one of six polluted sites across the state.
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Panel Turnover’s less when autonomy’s more
When Mike Owen first stepped into the role of chief human resources officer and general counsel at Easterseals New Jersey, the company had a turnover rate of 60 percent. Through giving management more autonomy, empowering employees through expanded benefit plans and showing the company valued people’s opinions, the turnover rate has...
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