TestAs published in NJ.com, June 5, 2020 By Karin Price Mueller The expansion of unemployment benefits under federal rules makes many people eligible who would not normally qualify for benefits, such as gig workers and the self-employed. But not everyone is eligible. Regular unemployment benefits, pre-pandemic, have strict eligibility requirements, […]
As published in Law360, May 29, 2020 By Bill Wichert The ongoing ban on New Jersey state jury trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic could make a bad situation even worse for courts already facing judge shortages as they struggle to get through the cases piling up during the crisis, […]
US House Backs Bill to Toughen Worker Classification As published in the Journal of Commerce by Hugh R. Morley on February 7, 2020. The US House of Representatives on Thursday backed a bill that would make it tougher for truckers to prove they are independent contractors rather than employees, in an echo […]
As featured on NJBIZ.com on February 3, 2020. Article by Daniel J. Munoz In enacting the nation’s first law requiring severance pay for workers caught in mass layoffs, New Jersey will serve as the nation’s test case. The state will demonstrate the benefits for employees and reveal any unintended consequences. […]