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Tag Archives: Regulation via Litigation

Our Persistence is Paying Off

May 15, 2014News, Top StoriesLegal Reform, New Jersey Courts, New Jersey Legislature, Regulation via LitigationNJCJI

Despite the added expenses and inefficiencies, the right to sue is increasingly being added to bills targeting a variety of relatively narrow substantive issues. NJCJI has been sounding the alarm on this issue, and the legislature is beginning to take note.

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Litigation Encouraged by Paid Sick Leave and Ban the Box Legislation

May 15, 2014News, Top StoriesBan the Box, Legal Reform, New Jersey Courts, New Jersey Legislature, Paid Sick Leave, Regulation via LitigationNJCJI

Two topics that have been in the news a lot lately – paid sick leave and efforts to ban employers from asking about an applicant’s criminal history on an initial job application – would also encourage individuals to seek redress from the courts instead of quickly resolving their dispute through regulatory channels.

 

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Regulation Via Litigation

May 15, 2014News, Top StoriesLegal Reform, New Jersey Courts, New Jersey Legislature, Regulation via LitigationNJCJI

The judicial system is well suited for settling disputes between parties; it is not well suited to establishing and enforcing standards for businesses. As a means of regulating the state’s businesses, it is not only a blunt instrument, it is also an extraordinarily unpredictable and expensive instrument. Nevertheless, in New Jersey, litigation has come to operate as the enforcement mechanism for a number of substantive laws.

 

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NJCJI Testifies Before Assembly Labor Committee

May 15, 2014News, Top StoriesLegal Reform, New Jersey Courts, New Jersey Legislature, Regulation via LitigationNJCJI

Alida Kass, NJCJI’s Chief Counsel, testified before the Assembly Labor Committee on Thursday, May 15, about three bills that have the potential to increase employers’ exposure to litigation.

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Alida Kass from NJCJI, Mike Egenton from NJCC, and Dave Brogan from NJBIA testifying before the Assembly Labor Committee.

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