Michael Booth

June 28, 2017 | The Recorder

Chinese restaurant chain Panda Express has agreed to pay the federal government a $400,000 fine and establish a $200,000 employee-compensation fund to settle claims it discriminated against non-U.S. citizens by violating law governing work visas.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

June 28, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey judge has ruled in a case of first impression that the best interest of the child standard should apply when a transgender minor is seeking to have his or her name legally changed to more accurately reflect the gender identity.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

June 28, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey town accusing a former judge of improperly handling affordable housing litigation despite a close relationship with a developer has found new fodder.

By Michael Booth

6 minute read

June 28, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey are once again trying to enact legislation—already vetoed twice by Republican Gov. Chris Christie—that would permit legally binding gestational carrier agreements.

By Michael Booth

8 minute read

June 28, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Gov. Chris Christie on Monday nominated two attorneys to judgeships: One for the Superior Court and one for the Court of Workers' Compensation.

By Michael Booth

2 minute read

June 27, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The husband of a woman killed last year when a speeding New Jersey Transit train slammed into the Hoboken Terminal has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against the agency.

By Michael Booth

6 minute read

June 26, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday recommended approval of 13 nominations to the state Superior Court and one nomination to the Office of Administrative Law.

By Michael Booth

6 minute read

June 26, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey senators on Monday sent a bill to Republican Gov. Christie that, if signed, would greatly expand the state's eight-year-old paid family leave program.

By Michael Booth

7 minute read

June 26, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Senate on Monday gave final legislative approval to a bill that is intended to promote pay equity for women by prohibiting employers from asking prospective employees about their wage histories.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

June 23, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Assembly on Thursday gave final legislative approval to a bill that would impose rules and regulations on the growing practice of "telemedicine," where patients remotely receive medical evaluations or counseling from health care providers.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read