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Senate Labor Committee Releases Bill that Seeks to Increase Criminal Prosecution of Wage and Hour Violations
June 11, 2021On Thursday, June 10, the Senate Labor Committee also considered Senate Bill 3580, which mandates that an assistant prosecutor be assigned in each New Jersey county to criminally prosecute wage and hour law violations and provides funding for said assignments. Against the backdrop of widespread legal confusion regarding those laws in the civil context, increasing More »
Read More »Senate Labor Committee Releases Bill that Seeks to Radically Change the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
June 11, 2021On Thursday, June 10, 2021, the Senate Labor Committee considered Senate Bill 3352, which is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg. The bill proposes radical changes to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination [NJLAD] that will vastly increase frivolous litigation against all New Jersey businesses, big and small. All businesses should therefore take notice of More »
Read More »NJCJI Submits Comment to New Jersey Federal Court in Support of Proposed Rule Governing Third-Party Litigation Funding
May 24, 2021On Friday, May 21st, NJCJI and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform (“ILR”) submitted a joint comment to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (“USDNJ”) in support of Proposed New Local Rule 7.1.1, which promotes transparency in third-party litigation funding (“TPLF”). In recent years, the presence of More »
Read More »Disturbing Public Nuisance Bill is Released from Senate Environment and Energy Committee
May 15, 2021On May 11, 2021, Senate Bill 697, which seeks to transform the tort of public nuisance in the context of hazardous lead paint, was considered by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee. Senator Teresa Ruiz introduced S697 during this legislative session, and this is now the third time in the session that the bill was More »
Read More »NJCJI Sounds the Alarm on State Judicial Vacancies
May 14, 2021Through an opinion editorial and television appearance this week, NJCJI’s President, Anthony Anastasio, called on New Jersey’s Governor and Senate to immediately address the state’s judicial vacancy crisis. State court judicial vacancies are now at a historic high. With criminal jury trials restarting in mid-June (after being suspended for over a year) and the Governor’s More »
Read More »Chamber and New Jersey Civil Justice Institute win major arbitration case in New Jersey
March 26, 2021The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute (NJCJI) prevailed on their challenge to New Jersey’s effective prohibition against the inclusion of mandatory arbitration agreements in employment contracts. The federal court for the District of New Jersey held that the state’s attempt to invalidate employment arbitration agreements violates the Federal Arbitration More »
Read More »NJ Assembly Considers Various Privacy Bills
March 19, 2021On Monday, March 15, 2021, the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee heard testimony on a group of different bills that all seek to impose various restrictions on businesses’ collection and use of customer data. Various interested parties testified both in favor and opposition to this legislation. NJCJI’s President, Anthony Anastasio, offered testimony in opposition to two More »
Read More »NJCJI Offers Testimony in Opposition to Forum Selection Bill
March 12, 2021On Monday, March 8, 2021, the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee heard testimony on A5240, a bill that seeks to invalidate clauses in consumer contracts that require disputes to be resolved in a venue, forum or jurisdiction other than New Jersey. Despite the fact that this bill does not directly target arbitration, the Chair of the More »
Read More »NJCJI Speaks Out Against Restrictive Covenant Bill in the Press
March 12, 2021Pending legislation, A1650, seeks to drastically limit the ability of New Jersey employers to use restrictive covenants to protect their legitimate business interests. A1650 recently sailed through the Assembly Labor Committee without amendments, despite significant opposition from NJCJI and the New Jersey business community. However, NJCJI continues to make the case that this bill casts More »
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