Juliette Gillespie

August 22, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Do you have clients whose grown children have recently moved back in? Or maybe clients whose kids never moved out to begin with? How do we help our clients know where and how to draw the line?

By Bari Weinberger

8 minute read

August 22, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A closer look at some current issues in employment law: failure to train everyday or common sense skills; whittling away employers' ability to enforce arbitration clauses; legislation seeking to curtail restrictive covenants in the employment context; and more.

By New Jersey Law Journal

2 minute read

August 19, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

It may be time for divorcing parents to consider a child's access to technology and the internet as a "major" decision when drafting joint legal custody provisions.

By Erika Piccirillo

9 minute read

August 19, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

While non-disparagement provisions are currently allowed in settlement agreements and employment contracts, they could follow the same fate as confidentiality agreements and be banned.

By Gregory S. Hyman and Brandon Lee Wolff

7 minute read

August 18, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Organizations have invested much time and energy in diversity, equity and inclusion programs; a racial equity audit can be a powerful tool to ensure their resources are being put to work and making a difference.

By Loretta Lynch, Jeannie Rhee, Dave Curran and Lissette Duran

7 minute read

August 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fee-shifting incentivizes plaintiffs' employment lawyers to accept specious cases, knowing that most employers settle because they cannot afford both defense costs and the risk of having to pay plaintiffs' legal fees. How can this problem caused by fee-shifting be ameliorated?

By Steven I. Adler

7 minute read

August 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A recent New Jersey appellate case sends a warning message to would-be online reviewers to ensure the accuracy of their reviews, while also cautioning businesses that any legal action can be lengthy and success is not guaranteed.

By Carolyn Conway Duff

9 minute read

August 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Legislation seeking to curtail the use of restrictive covenants in the employment context is sweeping the nation, and New Jersey may be the next state taking action to limit employers' use of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements.

By Heather Weine Brochin and James M. Leva

8 minute read

August 17, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Employers have long favored arbitration as a means of efficiently resolving disputes with employees. But recent decisions and legislative enactments have the effect of whittling away employers' ability to enforce their bargained-for arbitration clauses.

By Joseph E. Santanasto

7 minute read

August 17, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Very sophisticated adjudicatory authorities cannot even agree on what an 'employee' is. But we have adopted a legal scheme that subjects a business owner to being labeled a fraudster if she guesses wrong.

By Samuel J. Samaro

7 minute read