Ever hear a story and say to yourself “that can’t be true”? I had that experience recently while reading the news.
Reports out of Jersey City, NJ reveal that five passengers aboard a NJ Transit bus were injured when the
Former Jersey City Judge Suspended
This tale of traffic and Fort Lee (actually parking and Jersey City) does not involve the Governor of the Garden State.Rather, the former Chief Judge of the Jersey City Municipal Court (with a law office in Fort Lee) was suspended by the New
HR Professionals: What to Do When New Laws Give You a Headache and You Simply Do Not Want to Go to Work
This week employers in the Tri-State area have two new laws to contend with, the Jersey City sick leave ordinance and the New York City Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The Jersey City law went into effect on January 24, 2014
Jersey City Sick Leave Law and Notice/Poster Requirements Effective January 24, 2014
On September 26, 2013, the Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, signed into law an Ordinance requiring employers to provide sick leave to their employees, effective January 24, 2014. Read this alert for details of the law’s posting and
New Paid Leave Benefits for 2014: Sick, Bereavement and Caregiver Leave
By: Anna A. Cohen and Nancy L. Gunzenhauser
A number of states and localities will require paid sick and bereavement leave, as well as caregiver leave benefits in 2014.
Paid Sick Leave
New York City, Jersey City, New Jersey and
Jersey City Mayor Signs Sick Leave Law, Continues National Trend
On September 26, 2013, the Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey signed into law an Ordinance requiring employers to provide sick leave to their employees effective January 24, 2014. Similar laws have been enacted in the State of Connecticut and
Jersey City Adds Another Patch to the Paid Sick Leave Patchwork
And then there were seven. Seven patches in the developing “paid sick leave” patchwork that we presaged months ago. It started with San Francisco in 2007. Then the District of Columbia, Connecticut, Seattle, Portland, OR,
Jersey City to Merge Police and Fire Departments
As reported in NJ.Com, on Tuesday, July 30, 2013, Jersey City Mayor, Steve Fulop, announced today that he was initiating four major consolidation measures “to cut costs and streamline services within municipal government.” The leading measure to cut costs is
Another New Jersey Pay-to-Play Law
As part of a continuing trend of New Jersey municipalities adopting local pay-to-play laws, Jersey City, NJ, has enacted an ordinance that “restricts city vendors that win no-bid contracts from donating more than $200 to the campaigns of school-board candidates
Lack of Control by Insured Over Related Companies Results in Denial of Coverage
In Newport Associates, Phase 1 Developers Limited Partnership v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, No. HUD-L-3070-09 ( New Jersey L. Div. January 24, 2012), plaintiff developers brought a declaratory judgment action against its comprehensive general liability and excess insurance carriers