Eric Levine, Co-Chair of Lindabury’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice group was recently interviewed regarding the constant threat of cyberattack facing companies today. Eric says, “No matter how big or small your business, cybersecurity affects you. Companies need to anticipate that they will be a victim at some point, if…
Good news is a brew for New Jersey craft beer advocates. In February 2018, the New Jersey Assembly’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee paved the way for the introduction of Bill A2196, which would remove a current licensing rule requiring breweries and distilleries to provide a tour of their facilities…
The floodgate of sexual harassment allegations spawned by the #MeToo movement is evidence that employers are dropping the ball on fostering work environments free from inappropriate sexual behaviors. The good news is there are simple things an employer can do to prevent workplace harassment from occurring in the first place,…
The New York “trust decanting statute” (EPTL 10-6.6) was significantly revised in August 2011. Although commentary and analysis of the new statute appeared almost immediately from practitioners, it was not until late 2013 that the judiciary joined the conversation. In Matter of Kroll,1 the Surrogate’s Court of Nassau County was faced…
President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) on December 22, 2017. The Act makes significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code, covering a broad range of income, corporate, and estate taxes. Most of the changes to the Code are effective as of January 1, 2018. Because…
Nicole Kobis recently authored an article for the New Jersey Law Journal in which she provides insight to an often overlooked and extremely important task that needs to be addressed; obtaining and/or maintaining life insurance policies for each divorced spouse along with ensuring documentation is in place to allow each party…
In NJBIA’s recent article, Kathleen Connelly, a member of Lindabury’s Employment Law practice group, discusses the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new test to determine if a student intern is an employee, which may make unpaid internships a more viable option for employers. “By no means is this a green…
The change in administrations has brought a series of reversals of the Obama era’s less than employer-friendly positions by the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board). This article highlights some of the favorable recent developments from these agencies that may be…
In a recent case that is a cautionary tale to preparers of federal estate tax returns, the Tax Court held that the IRS was permitted to examine the estate tax return of the first spouse to die in determining the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount (DSUE) available to the estate…
Effective Monday, January 8, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination was amended to include breastfeeding as a protected status. As a result, an employer cannot refuse to hire, cannot discharge, and cannot treat someone adversely with regard to the terms, conditions or privileges of their employment because that employee is…