By Zhen Liu, Staff Writer Recently, the world’s highest-paid female athlete, 23-year-old Naomi Osaka made headlines when she declined to talk to the press, due to her struggles with depression and social anxiety. Many say what Osaka did would be unthinkable in many...
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Don’t Do A Handshake Deal!
By Joseph Wapelhorst, Staff Writer Handshake deals have become a thing of the past. No longer can business owners rely on honesty, integrity and personal bonds to ensure good business practices. In order to protect yourself from fraud, scams, and unpredictability, a...
Disputes Between Neighbors and Dispute Resolution Programs
Listen to this Blog By Zhen Liu, Staff Writer From unkempt lawns to endlessly barking dogs to loud music played at all hours of the night, there are plenty of reasons why you may be having issues with your neighbors. Especially in places like New Jersey, the most...
Deepfake Pornography – Risks and Legal Implications
Listen to this Blog By Zhen Liu, Staff Writer Deepfakes challenge our assumptions about what is real and what is not. A combination of the phrases “deep learning” and “fake,” deepfakes are super realistic digitally altered images that use machine learning algorithms...
Protecting Your Brand
Listen to this Blog By Joseph Wapelhorst, Staff Writer For small, independent artists and creators, there are few tools more necessary for the progress of their careers than copyright protections. But do these legal safeguards always offer the same resources to...
What Small Landlords Need to Know
Listen to this Blog By Zhen Liu, Staff Writer As job losses have climbed into the millions due to the coronavirus pandemic, laid-off workers increasingly can’t pay their rent. That’s also bad news for small landlords, in particular. Unlike large real estate companies...
Biden Bill Helps N.J. Businesses (We Hope)
Listen to this Blog Last Thursday, March 11, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law. The Rescue Plan Act will provide another round of stimulus checks to individuals and families, extend federal supplemental unemployment...
New Jersey is Slow to Protect Women on Campus
Listen to this Blog New Jersey State Senators’ recently reported deficiencies in protecting women in the political realm is similarly mirrored in the Legislature’s neglect in addressing discrimination and harassment on college campuses. On December 2, 2015,...
A Coming Wave of COVID-19 Lawsuits Against New Jersey Employers
Listen to this Blog By Aleksandra Syniec, Staff Writer COVID-19 quarantine and safety requirements have kept many employees at home over the past year, but essential workers as well as those who have been ordered to return to work face increased risk of COVID-19...
Employee Monitoring and Privacy in the age of COVID-19
Listen to this Blog By Zhen Liu Workplace privacy and employee monitoring technologies have become more widespread in recent years, due to the rapid growth of digital technology and surveillance platforms. During the COVID-19 global pandemic, many of us find...