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New Jersey Re-Opening

June 12, 2020

Governor Phil Murphy announced changes to the stay-at-home order this week, loosening restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings.  Executive Order 152 permits indoor gatherings of up to 50 people or 25% of building capacity, provided people wear masks and stand six feet apart.  Outdoor gatherings are also permitted with up to 100 people.  The governor More »

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RISA Applies to Service Contracts

June 5, 2020

The New Jersey Supreme Court decision in Henry Sanchez v. Fitness Factory Edgewater, LLC, has clarified the application of the Retail Installment Sales Act (RISA). The Court reversed the Appellate Division panel below, which had found that “to fall within RISA’s purview, a contract for the sale of goods or services must involve financing.  The decision also More »

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NJ Supreme Court Expands Liability for Asbestos

June 5, 2020

The New Jersey Supreme Court extended the scope of liability for asbestos this week, in the case of Whelan v. Armstrong International, Inc.  It was another step in the ongoing search for solvent defendants with capacity to pay for asbestos-related injuries, now including manufacturers who concededly had not manufactured the asbestos causing plaintiff’s injury.  The More »

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Appellate division disappointment on class certification

May 29, 2020

There was a disappointing unpublished decision out of the appellate division this week in Sutton v. Hoffman LaRoche, Inc., the City of Clifton, the Township of Nutley, and Deluxe Corporation.  The appellate division panel of Judges Fisher, Accurso and Gilson upheld the trial judge’s class certification order, which granted certification of a class of all More »

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Does the Independent Contractor Issue Have Legs?

May 15, 2020

There was an interesting special election this week in California’s 25th congressional district.  Suburban California congressional races don’t normally merit attention in New Jersey, but this contest featured a fight over classification for independent contractors. The Cook Political Report rates it as a swing district, but Hillary Clinton carried the district by 7 points in More »

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Workers’ Comp Legislation Out of Senate

May 15, 2020

Legislation to make “essential employees” who develop COVID-19 presumptively eligible for workers’ compensation was voted out of the Senate Labor Committee on Tuesday, May 12th and then out of the Senate on Thursday, May 14.  The vote was 27-11, with two Republicans voting for it. Advocates for S2380 argued that the legislation was needed to More »

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Nice work NJDOL: Updated process helps independent contractor file claims for assistance

May 1, 2020

NJCJI has been leading an effort to defend the freedom of entrepreneurs, and through that process, we have had our disagreements with the New Jersey Department of Labor on the interpretation and application of the relevant standards for worker classification.  But credit where it is due – we want to commend Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo on More »

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More Corona Legislation This Week

April 17, 2020

The New Jersey legislature moved another package of bills on an emergency basis this week.  No committee hearings – just posted for a floor vote and to the Governor’s desk.  All legislation that arrived on the Governor’s desk was voted out unanimously.  However, some of the more controversial bills were pulled from the Assembly board More »

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Executive Order 123: Extending Insurance Premium Grace Periods

April 10, 2020

Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 123 has mandated a 90-day “grace period” on all property and casualty insurance, life insurance, as well as insurance premium financing. It also requires a 60-day grace period for all health insurance and dental insurance. The order notes that these grace periods might be extended “still further as necessary to protect the interests More »

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