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    Lauren Iannaccone’s broad range of experience in complex commercial transactions allows her to respond to significant emergent matters and assist clients efficiently and effectively. Lauren’s litigation experience ...

Conduct Training on How to Administer an Employee’s Leave of Absence Pursuant to Applicable Laws and Policies.

Administering an employee’s leave of absence from work may be mishandled if managers are not trained to understand the applicable laws and the company’s policies. Human ...

What is the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA)?
The Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) is a New Jersey statute designed to protect employees who, refuse to participate in any activity, policy, or practice that he or she reasonably believes violates law, is fraudulent ...

How Can Employers Navigate Cannabis Use in the Workplace?

Can I prohibit my employees from using recreational cannabis at work?

Yes, you can, but it is important to ensure that your drug and alcohol policy clearly addresses this issue.

Can I drug test by just sending an employee for a urine ...

CRC Offers Employers Form to Identify Reasonable Suspicion of Cannabis Impairment

The Executive Director for the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“CRC”) issued interim guidance on how to navigate the recreational cannabis landscape in the workplace while the CRC continues to work on creating standards for the Workplace Impairment Recognition Expert ...

Caution Before the Storm

Recreational marijuana will be available for sale in New Jersey beginning tomorrow, Thursday, April 21st.

A few things for employers to remember:

  • Employers can require a drug- and alcohol-free workplace.
  • Employers can prohibit the use, consumption, being under the influence ...
CDC Relaxes Mask Mandate for Some but Still Defers to Workplace Policies

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its guidance to read that individuals who are fully vaccinated can “resume activities without wearing a mask or staying 6 feet apart, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws ...

Impact of Recreational Cannabis Law on Employers

Today, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an adult-use cannabis reform bill into law, legalizing and regulating cannabis use and possession for adults 21 years of age and older. While we are awaiting the official version of the law to be circulated, here are some important takeaways from ...

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