Client Alert – October 3, 2018, Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs, LLC Secures New Jersey Supreme Court Victory on Behalf of Municipality in Municipal Land Use Civil Rights Case
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3rd Oct 2018
By Jodi S. Howlett, Esq., Nicholas DelGaudio, Esq., Emily Entwistle, Intern On June 26, 2018, Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs, LLC secured a victory from the New Jersey Supreme Court on behalf of the Borough of Spring Lake … more
Client Alert – September 11, 2018, New Jersey Schools Will be Required to Carry Opioid Antidotes
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11th Sep 2018
Governor Phil Murphy recently signed P.L. 2018, c. 106 (“Opioid Law”) into law, which requires all New Jersey boards of education, boards of trustees of a charter school, and chief school administrators of non-public schools to develop a … more
Client Alert – September 5, 2018, New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Setting of School Calendar a Non-Negotiable Managerial Prerogative
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5th Sep 2018
Our firm is pleased to report of a recent Appellate Division ruling that we obtained on behalf of a Board of Education client, affirming its managerial prerogative to set the school calendar for teachers as well as students. … more
Client Alert – August 27, 2018, New Jersey Supreme Court Decides Whether Police Dash Camera Recordings are Exempt From Disclosure Under The Open Public Records Act
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27th Aug 2018
On August 13, 2018, the New Jersey Supreme Court, in John Paff v. Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, issued its decision regarding whether mobile video recorders (“MVRs”), or dash camera recordings, made in compliance with a municipal police chief’s … more
Client Alert – August 27, 2018, 20-Minute Daily Recess Period Required For K-5 “Recess Law”
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Governor Phil Murphy recently signed P.L. 2018, c. 78 (“Recess Law”) into law, which is effective immediately and requires all school districts to provide a daily recess period of at least twenty (20) minutes to students in kindergarten … more
Client Alert – August 13, 2018, Frequently Asked Questions About The Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act In Light Of The United States Supreme Court’s Decision In Janus
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13th Aug 2018
As you are aware, Governor Phil Murphy recently enacted the Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act (“Act”), P.L. 2018 c. 15, which significantly expands the rights of unions in the public sector. However, on June 27, 2018 the United States Supreme Court … more
Client Alert – May 30, 2018 New “Pass The Trash” Legislation Imposes Additional Employment Background Checks On School Districts
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30th May 2018
CLIENT ALERT – May 30, 2018 NEW “PASS THE TRASH” LEGISLATION IMPOSES ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND CHECKS ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS Governor Phil Murphy recently signed P.L. 2018, c. 5, the “Pass the Trash” law, which requires public schools, charter schools, nonpublic … more
Caveat Orator’—Public Sector Employees Must Know the Limits of Their First Amendment Rights or Risk Discipline or Termination by Matthew J. Giacobbe
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18th Apr 2018
The following article was published in the New Jersey State Bar Association’s publication New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly Vol. 39, No. 2 April 2018 Caveat Orator’—Public Sector Employees Must Know the Limits of Their First Amendment Rights or … more
Client Alert – April 18, 2018 Amendments To Guarantee Provisions Of The Municipal Land Use Law
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CLIENT ALERT APRIL 18, 2018 – AMENDMENTS TO GUARANTEE PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL LAND USE LAW Assembly Bill 1425/Senate Bill 3233 was signed into law on January 16, 2018, as P.L. 2017, c. 312, which implements major reforms to the … more
Client Alert – January 25, 2018 New Requirement to Certify Compliance with EEOC Hiring Practices Guidance
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25th Jan 2018
CLIENT ALERT JANUARY 25, 2018 NEW REQUIREMENT TO CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH EEOC HIRING PRACTICES GUIDANCE On August 7, 2017, the Local Budget Law was amended to require municipalities to certify compliance with certain Federal civil rights requirements when submitting their … more