On March 3, 2026, a federal judge in the District of New Jersey transferred an employment lawsuit to North Carolina, holding that the case should proceed in the state where the corporate decisions were made, rather than where the remote employee performed their work. Background In Papa v. IAT Insurance Group,…
As tends to happen at the end of a Governor’s term in office, a bevy of bills were signed into law this month by outgoing Governor Phil Murphy. Among them were two that have the potential to change the landscape of employment law in New Jersey. Amendments to the NJ…
New Jersey employers are reminded that the state minimum wage will increase again in 2026 in accordance with the New Jersey Minimum Wage Act, which requires the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development to set the statewide minimum wage each year based on any increase in the Consumer…
On December 26, 2025, the New Jersey Appellate Division determined that sexual harassment claims, if plausibly pled, could keep an entire employment lawsuit out of arbitration, including any non-sexual harassment claims asserted by a plaintiff. In the consolidated cases of McDermott v. Guaranteed Rate, Inc. and Rivera-Santana v. CJF Shipping,…