Fail any one of the three prongs of New Jersey’s ABC test, and the worker is your employee. The Department of Labor adopted new independent contractor rules on May 5, making that standard official in binding regulation, and employers have
New Jersey Labor Department Issues Final Regulations on Independent Contractor Status, Accepting Two Key Objections We Identified in Our Comments to the Proposed Rule
Yesterday, May 5, 2026, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry (the Department) announced in a press release that it was issuing final regulations on June 1, 2026, addressing the so-called ABC test for independent contractor (IC) status under
What ExxonMobil’s Proxy Actually Says About the Change of Domicile to Texas
ExxonMobil’s board has recommended that shareholders vote at the May 27 annual meeting to approve the company’s change in domicile from New Jersey to Texas—a move that has triggered debate about whether Texas’s recent corporate-governance reforms weaken shareholder rights relative
If Standard of Living is Not Calculated at the Time of the Divorce, Courts Have to Calculate it Before Deciding a Modification Request – Who Knew?
Denial of request to modify alimony reversed because the trial court never calculated marital lifestyle before denying the motion
Another Appellate Division Decision Implicating the Proper Standard for Reconsideration
The proper standard for motions for reconsideration has seemingly confounded judges and attorneys for years. In this blog post, I discuss a new reported decision where a trial judge, sua sponte, vacated an Order granted summary judgment and denying an
Virtual Workshop (in German) on May 5, 2026: Thomas Pfeiffer on „Anwaltliche Erfolgshonorare im Internationalen Privatrecht“
On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, the <a Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its monthly virtual workshop <a Current Research in Private International Law at 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (CEST).
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Thomas Pfeiffer (<a Universität Heidelberg)
Judicial Notice (05.03.26): Spirited Away
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Arbitration Clauses in Wills are Unenforceable
In re Hekemian, Docket No. A-3001-24, 2026 WL 1073030 (N.J. Super. App. Div. April 21, 2026)
This decision is an update of In re Hekemian, Docket No. A-1774-21, 2023 WL 176098 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Jan. 13, 2023), dealing with
US Supreme Court rules in favor of anti-abortion organization in New Jersey
The US Supreme Court sided with a Christian faith-based crisis pregnancy center in New Jersey on Wednesday. The pregnancy center, First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, was attempting to curb a state investigation into its activities.
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SCOTUS Gives Takings Ripeness Hints In First Amendment Opinion
Yesterday, in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport, No. 24-781 (Apr. 29, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that an organization which provides counseling and resources to pregnant women had standing to bring a First Amendment challenge to