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March 26, 2024
With Updated Interpretation in Zezas Ruling, The Times They Are A-Changin’In 1964, Bob Dylan told us:
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won’t come again
And don’t speak too soon
For the wheel’s still in spin
And there’s no tellin’ who
That it’s namin’
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin’
March 18, 2024
Trending Law Blog: The Supreme Court Addresses When Public Officials Can Block Social Media FollowersIn a recent post by Trending Law Blog, Rob Nussbaum discusses two recent cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States which each involved the constitutionality of public officials blocking social media followers and delete their comments.
March 8, 2024
The Saiber Construction Law Column: February 2024In the April 2023 OnSite issue, the Saiber Construction Law Column discussed a 2022 case in which the Supreme Court of Maryland held that a party who hires an independent contractor is generally not liable to an employee of that contractor for injuries caused by the contractor’s negligence in performing the work for which it was hired. A similar issue was recently addressed by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
February 16, 2024
New Jersey Senate Passes Bill to Bar Discrimination Based on Height and WeightIf Signed into Law, New Jersey Will Become the Second State to Ban Discrimination Based on Height & Weight, Behind Michigan
February 6, 2024
New Jersey Cannabis Counsel: New Jersey Approved Cannabis Consumption LoungesIn a recent post by New Jersey Cannabis Counsel, Mike Grohs and Justin Calta highlight the decision by the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) to approve regulations for cannabis consumption lounges.
January 17, 2024
The Saiber Construction Law Column: December 2023Courts may only hear and decide cases when they have been granted authority over particular matters and when they have personal jurisdiction over the parties to the matter. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that courts may exercise jurisdiction over a party when the party has “minimum contacts” with the state where the lawsuit has been filed. Minimum contacts can be demonstrated by showing that the claim arose from the defendant’s specific activities in the state (specific jurisdiction) or that the defendant has continuous, regular contacts in the state (general jurisdiction).
January 11, 2024
Trending Law Blog: The Supreme Court Addresses the First Amendment and Stalking via FacebookIn a recent post for Trending Law Blog, Robert Nussbaum discusses a decision by Supreme Court of the United States, which held that the First Amendment required a criminal conviction of a man found guilty of stalking a woman through Facebook to be vacated.
December 28, 2023
Trending Law Blog: The Second Circuit, The Second Amendment, and Social MediaIn a recent post by Trending Law Blog, Rob Nussbaum discusses a case heard by the Second Circuit which challenged many provisions of New York’s law regulating the public carrying of firearms and whether a license applicant should be required to disclose certain social media accounts.
December 27, 2023
New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Increases Starting January 1, 2024For most employers, the 2024 minimum wage for compensating employees will be $15.13 per hour (up from $14.13 per hour in 2023).
December 19, 2023
New Jersey Legislature Considers Wage Transparency LawNew Jersey could be the latest state to require salary transparency in job postings, following an increasing trend in wage transparency laws throughout the country.