New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act (“CEPA”) is New Jersey’s whistleblower protection law. CEPA provides perhaps the broadest and strongest legal protections in the country against whistleblower retaliation. However, it does not protect against all employee complaints that an employer is doing something it shouldn’t. In the recent case of…
A New Jersey bankruptcy can be a helpful solution for a person struggling with debt. A New Jersey debtor can file for Chapter 7 liquidation or Chapter 13 reorganization. Each has its own benefits. Both provide relief to New Jersey debtors by wiping out their debts, thereby providing bankruptcy’s “fresh…
If you or a family member are injured in an automobile accident, it is important to contact an experienced New Jersey personal injury attorney to protect your rights to allow you to bring claims for compensation. Under New Jersey automobile insurance laws, everyone who drives in New Jersey must have…
In 1978 Congress passed the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in an effort to eliminate the abusive tactics used by unscrupulous consumer debt collectors. The Act also provides consumer debtors with a procedure for which they may dispute and obtain verification of the debt. New Jersey business owners need…
New Jersey employment law is a comprehensive system which provides some of the strongest protections in the nation for New Jersey employees. New Jersey employees are protected against discrimination and whistle-blowing retaliation. New Jersey employment law provides for leave of absence for childbirth, adoption of a child, or serious health…
The Can-Spam Act , signed into law in 2003, was the first federal law to establish national standards for commercial e-mails. “CAN-SPAM” actually stands for “Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing”. The Act gives recipients of spam – i.e. unwanted commercial advertisements sent by e-mail – the ability…
Businesses acquire rights in a trade name which they use in commerce, whether they register it or not. One of those rights is protection from “cybersquatting.” This protection was added to the federal Lanham Act in 1999, which protects against unfair competition and is the main federal law protecting trade…
New Jersey property owners are responsible for most incidents that take place on their property. New Jersey property owners are responsible to keep their land free of known or foreseeable hazards, such as wet floors, debris, snow and ice accumulation, and cracks in the sidewalk. This is known as New…
We live in a time of economic turmoil. New Jersey’s unemployment rate stands at nine percent, well above the national average. Many New Jersey employees find themselves losing what they thought were secure jobs. Loss of a job can lead to devastating consequences. However, both the Federal and New Jersey…
Businesses with any New Jersey employees are responsible for withholding and paying income taxes, Medicare taxes, and Social Security, and paying payroll taxes on wages paid to their employees. However, in general, the same businesses do not have to do so when hiring independent contractors. Therefore, it may be tempting…