A Private Claim Under the New Jersey Civil Rights Act Requires the Presence of State Action, New Jersey Supreme Court Holds

Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton indicated in a televised June 8 interview that the Obama Administration will be suing the state of Arizona over its recently-passed immigration law (see the May 2010 issue of the Immigration eAuthority). Reports of Clinton’s comments began to surface last week. There has been no other official confirmation or

On Sunday, November 6 at 2:00 a.m., daylight saving time will end and in most states clocks will be set back one hour. As it does every year, this change presents a challenge for employers whose non-exempt employees are working during that time. This wage and hour issue will affect all employers that employ non-exempt

Despite its well-deserved reputation as an employee-friendly jurisdiction, the District of Columbia is absent from the list of “blue states” that have adopted legislation limiting the use of noncompete agreements. Over the last few years, states such as Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington have enacted such laws.