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Governor Christie recently signed a law that ensures children the right to offer snow-shoveling services before storms.Last year, a blizzard hit New Jersey that closed some school districts. Figuring they could earn some extra cash, two high school students canvassed...

Yearly changes in the law are inevitable, especially for businesses in New Jersey. While there are no new laws that take effect this year, it's important for employers to "take a look back" at those that took effect in 2015.Minimum Wage. One important thing for...

While defining love can be complex and is unique to each couple, most can agree that a prenuptial agreement, otherwise known as a prenup, isn't the most romantic gesture. Prenups allow couples to define the terms of their marriage before it starts and decide what...

In 2011, after media coverage of a string of teen suicides across the country and a report that New Jersey's school bullying rates were higher than the national average, the State passed the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, which reformed its prior-and notably...

Individuals with disabilities may use service animals and emotional support animals for a variety of reasons. A person requiring either a service animal or an emotional support animal has certain rights under federal and state law. The first step to getting this...

For parties involved in a divorce with child support at issue, the process has just become simpler. A Family Court Judge in Ocean County recently ruled on how the "effective date for the retroactive establishment of an initial child support obligation" should be...

A New Jersey trial court judge violated a defendant's right to due process in a recent domestic violence case.Two people dated on and off from June 2012 to June 2014. In June 2014, the defendant sent the victim "six or seven ranting text messages" that called her...

It's easy to see the family and marital consequences of the recent Ashley Madison hack, which outed the names of those registered for the adulterous dating site. Workplace consequences, however, are a murkier area. While what happens in the home doesn't cross over to...

In a recent case called Qian v. Toll Brothers, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that condominium homeowners' associations are responsible for the upkeep of all sidewalks on and adjacent to their property. Before this decision, homeowners' associations were immune...

A recent New Jersey Appellate Court ruling decided that simply implementing a sexual harassment policy is not enough to defend an employer against a hostile work environment claim. Anita Jones was hired as a temporary worker at a Dr. Pepper Snapple Group manufacturing...