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By Jennifer L. Alexander, Esq. November 27, 2024 Posted in Firm News Share

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed S-1517 into law on July 24, 2023, to amend the current statutory law, known as the “Victim’s Assistance and Survivor Protection Act” or VASPA. The new law expands the protections for victims seeking a restraining order. Under previous state law, a court could only issue protective orders if there was a criminal conviction or if the victim and the accused had a prior dating relationship or a familial tie, such as sharing a child. Governor Murphy stated, “After hearing the horrifying stories of victims, like Michele Albano’s daughter- who inspired this bill- our Administration recognized the need to expand access to protective orders to more than just victims of domestic and sexual violence.”  

By Jennifer L. Alexander, Esq. October 23, 2024 Posted in Firm News Share

A new law from New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, which officially took effect on September 12, 2024, involves the enactment of a new set of responsibilities for owners and operators of specific public community water systems in relation to protecting the public from potential disease outbreaks.

By William Rodriguez, Esq. February 23, 2024 Posted in Firm News Share

If you're a landlord with rental units in the United States, or a board member at a condominium association, co-op or HOA, you need to be aware of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This legislation, established under Title LXIV of the Defense Act, is set to take effect on January 1, 2024, and it carries significant implications for landlords and property owners.

By Jennifer L. Alexander, Esq. May 11, 2021 Posted in Firm News Share

This week, the New Jersey Department of Health released revised Covid-19 Pools and Aquatic Recreation Facility Standards, dated May 7, 2021 (“New Standards”).  If you compare the Standards published last year with the New Standards, you will note that the requirement of a pool ambassador has been eliminated.  The role of Pool Ambassador in last year’s Standards read, “Implementation of an ambassador role to monitor and encourage social distancing of bathers on the pool deck.” (Section I(3), Page 2).

By Robert C. Griffin, Esq. January 18, 2021 Posted in Firm News Share

If you have been watching the news, you know that the roll-out of the vaccine process has, so far, been much slower than anticipated. Early predictions that we would all be vaccinated by the end of May, 2021 are already being revised to the end of October, 2021.

There are approximately 330 million people in the United States. The talk is that we, as a nation, are going to vaccinate a million people a day, as we get ramped up – and we have to administer these vaccinations twice in that period. If that is indeed the case, the process will take close to a year, even if we discount those who will refuse to be vaccinated and those who can’t be. Unless we ramp up to close to double the “million a day” goal, we will not have a majority of U.S. citizens vaccinated by the summer.

By Jennifer L. Alexander, Esq. December 22, 2020 Posted in Firm News Share

On December 17, 2020, the New Jersey legislature passed Bill S-21/A-21 which legalizes, regulates, and taxes adult recreational use of cannabis. The Bill has been provided to the Governor for final approval.

September 9, 2020 Posted in Firm News Share

The Governor signed Executive Order 181 on August 27, 2020. The Executive Order authorized the reopening of the indoor premises of health clubs, including gyms and fitness centers. These health clubs were allowed to open so long as those facilities adopt minimum specified health and safety requirements. You can read about this Order on our blog, here.

August 26, 2020 Posted in Firm News Share

Governor Murphy is expected to announce today the opening of fitness centers in New Jersey, effective September 1, 2020, with restrictions.

By Jennifer L. Alexander, Esq. June 24, 2020 Posted in Firm News Share

On June 22, 2020 Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 156. This executive order supersedes the capacity limitations, established by Executive Order No. 152, by increasing the amount of individuals permitted at both indoor and outdoor gatherings. Our prior blog on Executive Order 152, is here.