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New Jersey Law Journal

Meet the Finalists: Attorney of the Year and Law Firm of the Year

Read up on their accomplishments right here.
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New Jersey Law Journal

'Transform Complexity Into an Advantage': Litigation Departments of the Year and In-House Impact Honorees on Success

Read the honorees' Q&A here.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Seeking Nominations: Women Lawyers of the Year

We wish to recognize recent accomplishments by women in the legal profession, to be featured in a special supplement in the fall.
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New Jersey Law Journal

We Want to Welcome Your New Associates

It's time to submit information regarding new associates hired in the last year.
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New Jersey Law Journal

EMPLOYMENT LAW

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.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Settlement Pitfalls: Confidentiality Is Prohibited but Non-Disparagement Provisions Are Not (for Now)

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.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Employers' Entitlement to Legal Fees: Is It Time to Tilt Back the NJLAD Playing Field?

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?
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New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Takes Aim at Restrictive Covenants

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.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Courts and Legislatures Continue to Limit Employers' Access to the Arbitral Forum

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.
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New Jersey Law Journal

What Cannot Be Taught: Allegations of Failure to Train Common Sense

Foreseeability being the crux of all negligence claims, and negligent training being no different, how are courts to analyze instances of plaintiffs alleging an employer's failure to train everyday or common sense skills?
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