A new medical cannabis bill would eliminate sales tax more quickly, increase monthly product limit to 4 oz., and includes a pilot program for home grow cannabis. The bill is set to be introduced Monday, May 20 by Sen. Declan O’Scanlon, R-13th District. The new bill will not have a number until early next week. ...

The lawsuit includes both environmental and consumer fraud claims and seeks natural resource damages and other penalties; it is the 10th natural resource damages lawsuit brought by the state since Gov. Phil Murphy took office in January 2018.

Last year, the state Legislature passed the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, significantly amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination to strengthen protections against employment discrimination by addressing equal pay for women and other protected categories. The Act became effective on July 1, 2018.

Einhorn, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito & Frost PC Partner Jhanice Domingo will serve a two-year advisory board term through December 2020.

Previously a director at the law firm, Steve Reynolds joins having recently retired as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of the Philadelphia-based uniform purveyor.

Ivette Alvarado joins Sill's real estate department from Gibbons PC.

Patients are protected under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the court held, meaning employers must try to provide reasonable accommodations for medicinal cannabis users just as they would for other disabilities.

After many years, often decades, at big consulting houses or major law firms, highly skilled attorneys often choose to leave office politics behind and strike out on their own. However, even armed with an impressive portfolio of successfully closed deals and satisfied clients, it’s not always easy to generate lead flow in areas such as regulatory work, compliance issues and data privacy.