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As public officials are increasing their use of social media, the boundaries of what is considered public and private on such accounts are being explored in the courts. For instance, the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County recently affirmed a ...

Julie Grohovsky spoke with Verywell Health about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) bringing false marketing claims under the new COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act. The agency’s action against chiropractor Eric Nepute is the first such case ...

Two attorneys weigh in on mandatory and incentive-based employer policies for COVID vaccinations. For months now, employer COVID-19 vaccination programs have been the subject of much speculation and debate. Most of this discussion has focused on two ...

The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation (OIG) continues with an aggressive campaign to find evidence of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) fraud in federal highway projects. This article shall focus on the ...

Daniel Fierstein, Kathleen Morley, and Jackson Nichols were recently promoted to the firm’s partnership. Our newsletter team sat down with them to discuss their practices. Q: Tell us a little about your practice and the services that you provide ...

At this point, avoiding the cliché is, well, unavoidable. We are now past the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic and much has changed. You don’t need a construction attorney to tell you so. While things have changed, we all must move forward ...

A common clause in many New York construction contracts is a “no-damage-for-delay” exculpatory provision, providing, in sum, that delay damages are not compensable and that if you are delayed, then you are only entitled to a time extension (at ...

In construction litigation, home-field advantage is a concept that arises quite frequently. Certainly, in the sports world where we are used to hearing this term, home-field advantage is a controversial phenomenon. But, in the legal realm, the ...

A harsh reality in any business, including construction, is that there will be people who owe you money but do not have it. In general, a simple collection action can be brought against these individuals to obtain a judgment that can be executed ...

We hope that you had a productive start to the new year. In this issue, you will learn about New York’s strong enforcement of no-damages-for-delay provisions, how to preserve the priority of your judgments in New Jersey, and how to secure and ...

We hope that you had a productive start to the new year. In this issue, you will learn about New York’s strong enforcement of no-damages-for-delay provisions, how to preserve the priority of your judgments in New Jersey, and how to secure and ...

On February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMMA), legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for adults twenty-one and ...

On April 16, 2021, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an Interim Final Rule which, effective May 3, 2021, requires all “debt collectors” pursuing an eviction to provide written notice to the tenant(s) of possible protections ...

Chris Carusone and Brionna Denby spoke with The ACHR News about recent criminal charges levied against G&R Drywall and Framing for misclassification of workers. Brionna explained the background of the state attorney general’s program and ...

During his first term, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the creation of the first-ever Fair Labor Section of the Office of Attorney General to combat what he described as wage theft, tip stealing, misclassification and similar ...

Christopher Carusone spoke with Law360 about the Goodco and Hawbaker cases and the growing threat of the criminal enforcement of state labor laws by newly aggressive prosecutors. In the article, Chris states that the recent criminal charges ...

On April 19, 2021, Gateway Development Commission Trustee Jerry Zaro updated New Jersey Alliance members on the much anticipated and critically needed Gateway Program (the Program). The estimated $30 billion, 10-year Program will increase capacity ...

Courts in New Jersey try to help parties resolve their divorce at several different stages of the litigation. There is Custody and Parenting Mediation, Case Management Conferences with parties and counsel, the Early Settlement Panel (ESP), and ...

Julie Grohovsky spoke with NBC News NOW about the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. She discussed the potential impact the verdict will have on the trials of the three other officers charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and ...

Julie Grohovsky spoke with NBC News NOW anchor Joe Fryer about the possible outcomes of the Derek Chauvin trial. She discussed the jury’s deliberation process and the closing arguments.