Archive: 2016
Legislative Summary: Selected Bills Recently Enacted as Public Laws That Relate to Local Units of Government
May 18, 2016 | Written by: | Share
Following is a brief summary of bills that were enacted as public laws by the New Jersey Legislature in late 2015/early 2016 and may be of interest to our municipal and public entity clients:
Supreme Court Rules on First Amendment Protection for Demoted Paterson Police Officer
May 11, 2016 | Written by: | Share
In Heffernan v. City of Paterson, a recently decided U.S. Supreme Court case, a government official demoted an employee because he believed that the employee supported a particular non-incumbent...
Ten Things I Have Learned About Divorce From Being a Family Lawyer
May 6, 2016 | Written by: | Share
Over the course of my 22 years as an attorney and 17 years focusing on family law, I have acquired a great deal of knowledge and insight pertaining to the divorce process. Below are ten of the most...
Top Five Things to Consider When Contemplating Divorce
Apr 20, 2016 | Written by: | Share
If you are thinking about getting a divorce, following are five things you should consider:
Municipalities Are Not Required to Create Email Logs in Response to OPRA Requests
Apr 20, 2016 | Written by: | Share
In April 2016, the Appellate Division unanimously held in the case of Paff v. Galloway Township (Docket No. A-0125-14T4) that the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) does not require a records custodian to...
Are Companies Required to Pay Summer Interns?
Apr 20, 2016 | Written by: | Share
Many companies hire interns over the summer, and mistakenly believe the interns do not have to be paid. Since these companies are providing high school or college students with valuable work...
What Expenses Are Covered by Child Support Payments? Is the Expense of Auto Insurance For a Newly Licensed Driver Included?
Mar 30, 2016 | Written by: | Share
The New Jersey Child Support Guidelines, Appendix IX-A to the Rules of Court, provide us with parameters for what is (or is not) included within child support. While parents can negotiate the specific...
Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act to Become Effective in May 2016
Mar 15, 2016 | Written by: | Share
A new law to expand protection for NJ victims of domestic violence, the Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act of 2015, was signed by Governor Christie in November 2015 and will become effective in...
Do You Have the Right to Take Cellphone Videos of Police Activities?
Mar 2, 2016 | Written by: | Share
Citizen witnesses have sometimes been known to videotape and thereby expose police misconduct. You may wonder whether, if you thought the police were misbehaving, you would have the right to videotape...
When Can an Employer Require a Fitness-for-Duty Exam?
Feb 25, 2016 | Written by: | Share
Recently, the Appellate Division found that an employer wrongfully required an employee to undergo a fitness-for-duty examination after receiving an anonymous letter expressing concerns about the...