On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) Act (the “Act”), which significantly affects the law regarding taxable retirement accounts such as traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans.[1] Benefits of the Act. The following are among the pertinent beneficial provisions of…
NEW JERSEY AND YOU, PERFECT TOGETHER? NOT SO MUCH. Slew of Bills Out of Trenton Impose Increasing Burdens on Those Doing Business in the State PART 1 Read Part 2 of the series which addresses new legislation on severance, leave and fair workweek scheduling It comes as no surprise that…
NEW JERSEY AND YOU, PERFECT TOGETHER? NOT SO MUCH. Slew of Bills Out of Trenton Impose Increasing Burdens on Those Doing Business in the State PART 2 Read Part 1 of the series which addresses new penalties for misclassification of employees It comes as no surprise that New Jersey has…
Stephen Timoni was recently interviewed by Karen Appold of Managed Healthcare Executive regarding significant changes on the horizon which are expected to affect both health insurers and providers alike. Many are the result of a shift toward value-based care, a move toward decreased care in hospital settings, technological advances, and…
I. Where We Are A. What Are Restrictive Covenants in the Employment Setting in New Jersey? Generally speaking, restrictive covenants in an employment setting take one of three forms: a covenant not to compete, a non-solicitation covenant, and/or a non-disclosure covenant. A covenant-not-to-compete restricts a former employee from becoming employed…
Employers doing business in New Jersey have been subject to both the federal and state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) for more than ten years. Under the prior laws, if an employer were to close a facility employing more than 50 fulltime employees, it was required to provide…
New Jersey has one of the most progressive laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace, as well as in places of public accommodation. That law’s protections against race discrimination have been further expanded under recent legislation signed into law by Governor Murphy. The new act is commonly known as the “Crown…
Lindabury’s Employment Law Group partner, Kathleen Connelly joins Jeanie Coomber for her podcast series One Woman Today discussing “Workplace Sensitivity Training, Harassment and Bullying”. In their conversation, Kathleen shares her wisdom on what constitutes “bad behavior” and how education of employees and thorough and fair investigations is paramount for employers.…
“Owning real estate can be a great recruiting tool, and can lure physicians into a larger practice,” says Stephen Timoni in a recent interview with Healthcare Finance News’ Jeff Lagasse. “They become a partner in the practice, but they also offer them a buy-in into the building,” he said. “That’s…
When a person signs a will (or a will coupled with a revocable trust) in order to set forth a plan for the distribution of his or her estate following death, he or she often believes the estate plan is complete. But if the person has failed to carefully consider…