Under New Jersey’s Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act enacted in 2010, registered physicians may prescribe medical marijuana to qualified individuals for the treatment of certain conditions. As designed and implemented under prior state administrations, it was often hard for medical marijuana patients to qualify and difficult for cultivators to operate.…
In ROI-NJ’s recent article, Robert Anderson suggests the potential for the talk of trade wars to permeate other sectors of the economy, potentially adversely impacting other business segments. Worst case, this could make for a stifling of the free-for-all in business buying and selling that’s going on currently. To read…
Robert Anderson, chair of Lindabury’s Mergers and Acquisitions group was recently interviewed by ROI-NJ in regards to the recently increase in M&A activity. Bob has indicated that the the last nine months have been his busiest of the past 30 years. To read the full article online, click here.
Kathleen Connelly of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper in Westfield has been handling management-side employment law matters for 25 years, but has also distinguished herself as a mentor. She helped found in 2007, and continues to take a leadership role in, the firm’s Women’s Business Initiative, and has a reputation at…
The floodgate of sexual harassment allegations spawned by the #MeToo movement is evidence that employers have dropped the ball on fostering work environments free from inappropriate sexual behaviors. The good news is, there are three simple steps employers can take to begin preventing workplace harassment from occurring — and potentially…
If you are not already thinking about cybersecurity for your company or firm, you should be. Regardless of your organization’s size or industry, cyber crime is probably the greatest threat to your bottom line today. One of the most important things a company/firm can do is to regularly conduct an…
Effective January 8, 2018, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) was amended to include breastfeeding as a protected category. Under the amended law, employers must provide nursing mothers with reasonable breaks during the work day and a suitable private location close to the employee’s work area to express milk…
Lindabury’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group Co-Chair Eric Levine was recently interviewed by NJBIZ regarding the recent security lapse of a South Jersey physicians network which wiped out the password protection on a supposedly secure site. Eric says, “A company that engages in thorough due diligence may be able to use…
In the wake of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, the New York Legislature and the New York City Counsel have adopted groundbreaking legislation imposing significant employer obligations and expanding employee protections for unlawful sexual harassment in the workplace. New York State Legislation: As part of its 2018-2019 state budget bill,…
In recent years many New Jersey municipalities passed varying ordinances requiring employees within their jurisdictions to be afforded paid sick leave benefits. To the relief of those employers who were dealing with the patchwork of local sick leave ordinances, on May 2, 2018, Governor Murphy signed New Jersey’s first state-wide…