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This week, Pfizer obtained Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its COVID-19 vaccination, and distribution of the vaccine has begun throughout the country.  While the first doses are for frontline healthcare workers and long-term care residents at skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, the […]

Arbitration agreements are now recognized even in circumstances when the methods used to inform employees and to obtain consent to arbitration from employees utilize less than clear procedures. Two recent decisions from the New Jersey Supreme Court, Flanzman v. Jenny Craig (A-66-18) and Skuse v. Pfizer, Inc. (A-86-18) both arising […]

Court rules “An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law.” In a landmark decision on June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal workplace laws prohibit employers from basing employment decisions on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identities. The decision […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to run its course in the United States, the economic impact has shuttered businesses across the country, resulting in job losses for millions of workers. The accompanying surge in unemployment benefit applications has resulted in historic numbers with the most recently reported week ending March […]