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On December 19, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed the CROWN Act (“Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act”) into law in New Jersey. The CROWN Act amended the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination in order to emphasize that racial discrimination on the basis of “traits historically associated […]

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, or SECURE Act.  Beginning on January 1, 2020, the SECURE Act implements substantial policy changes to retirement accounts.  The Act is designed to increase retirement savings, including (i) making it easier for […]

New Jersey is a state where, upon divorce, all issues as to the parties must be resolved.  It is unlike some other states, which will grant the parties a divorce but will then continue to litigate support and equitable distribution.  New Jersey will not bifurcate the granting of a divorce […]

The Prevailing Wage Act states that all contractors in NJ must provide union scale wages for covered work on public works projects.  If you are a contractor or subcontractor participating in public works projects, you need to understand prevailing wage law to ensure project profitability and lawful performance of the […]