Alerts

January 2012

Business Litigation Alert, January 19, 2012

Governor Christie Signed This Important Statute on Monday, January 9, 2012:  Protection of Trade Secrets by Statute in New Jersey

Author

Genevieve K. LaRobardier

Labor & Employment Alert, January 16, 2012

NLRB Postpones Mandatory Employee Rights Notice Posting Until April 30, 2012; Proposed OFCCP Revisions to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Require Federal Contractors and Subcontractors to Have a Seven Percent Hiring Goal for the Disabled; Reference Letters from Employer Not Defamatory Under Qualified Privilege; Are Your Company’s Employment Agreements Subject to Section 409A? Errors in Application Can Lead to Needless Litigation

Glenn J. Christofides
Michael T. Hensley
Dennis Kadian
Andrée Peart Laney
Jed L. Marcus
Tracey Salmon-Smith
Emily J. Wexler

December 2011

Securities Law Alert, December 27, 2011

FINRA Board of Governors Approves Moving Forward with Arbitration and Expungement Rulemaking Changes

Author

Mark D. Knoll

Business Litigation Alert, December 27, 2011

Protection of Trade Secrets by Statute in New Jersey is a Pen Stroke Away

Genevieve K. LaRobardier

Labor & Employment Alert, December 15, 2011

NJ Mandates Notice of Employers’ Recordkeeping and Reporting Duties; OSHA Issues Notice to Retailers for the Upcoming Holiday Sales Season; New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development to Publish Proposed Rule Restoring “Inside Sales” Overtime Exemption; Pippins: Wage and Hour Meets Document Preservation

Michael T. Hensley
Dennis Kadian
Andrée Peart Laney
Jed L. Marcus
Tracey Salmon-Smith
Emily J. Wexler

October 2011

Securities Law Alert, October 31, 2011

Congress Considers The Proposed Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011

Author

David J. Libowsky

Labor & Employment Alert, October 28, 2011

SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATE: Further Developments in NLRB Rulings over “Facebook” Firings; NLRA New Posting Notice Requirement Delayed for Private Employers Until January 31, 2012; Bressler Lawyers Score Victory Before the Third Circuit on the Use of Extrinsic Evidence in Interpreting Labor Agreements; The U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service Jointly Combat Misclassification of Workers as Independent Contractors

Michael T. Hensley
Andrée Peart Laney
Jed L. Marcus
Emily J. Wexler

Insurance Law Alert, October 19, 2011

Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Releases Proposed Criteria For Assessing The Systemic Risk of Nonbank Financial Institutions

Cynthia J. Borrelli

September 2011

Business Litigation Alert, September 27, 2011

Just The Facts: A Refresher On Federal Pleading Standards In New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act Cases

Author

Stephen R. Knox
Gerd W. Stabbert, Jr.

Labor & Employment Alert, September 19, 2011

UNION ORGANIZING UPDATE: Non-Union Employers Beware: NLRB Issues Proposed Rule Requiring All Employers to Notify Employees of Their Right to Organize; ARBITRATION UPDATE: The Third Circuit Court of Appeals Adopts Concepcion: Waivers of Class Actions in Arbitration Are Enforceable; WORKERS’ COMPENSATION UPDATE: Establishing a Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program Can Reduce New York Employers’ Workers’ Compensation Premiums; WAGE AND HOUR UPDATE: Oral Wage and Hour Complaints Are Entitled to FLSA Anti-Retaliation Protection

Andrée Peart Laney
Jed L. Marcus
Emily J. Wexler