Bob Kanapka, Assistant General Counsel at Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decision data and analytics, has been a reliable Pro Bono Partnership volunteer since 2016. During this time, Bob has assisted 17 New Jersey nonprofit clients with 20 unique legal matters....
Effective April 10, 2023, amendments to New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (a/k/a “NJ WARN”) will go into effect. The revised law will provide significantly greater protections and benefits for employees directly impact by reductions in force than currently provided to...
UnitedHealth Group has been an invaluable Pro Bono Partnership supporter for 15 years. During this time, 45 UnitedHealth Group employees have volunteered and assisted 78 nonprofits with 111 unique legal matters in all three of the states that PBP serves—Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. In 2021, Pro Bono...
In February 2023, Governor Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights Act. The Act’s requirements are complicated and likely will result in significantly higher financial and compliance costs for employers that utilize the services of temporary help service firms to...
In February 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued two important policy documents that set forth the DOL’s position on key issues under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Telework Under the FLSA and FMLA The...
Steven Weinberger, a Senior Real Estate Attorney at Davis+Gilbert LLP in New York, has been volunteering with Pro Bono Partnership for over 20 years. Steven, a 2013 Pro Bono Partnership Volunteer of the Year, has assisted on over 50 Partnership matters and has become our...
Employers should be aware that two new federal laws – the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) – were signed into law on December 29, 2022. The PWFA Under the PWFA, employers with 15 or more...
New York employers will be subject to several new employment laws in 2023. Below is a summary of three new laws that New York employers should review and prepare for now. Electronic Posting Law, Effective December 16, 2022 This new law requires New York employers to electronically...
On November 21, 2022, Governor Hochul signed into law a bill (A.9969/S.9047), effective immediately, that amends provisions of the New York Not-For-Profit Corporation Law (“NPCL”) relating to action by the board or members without a meeting, board vacancies, and director quorum requirements. The amendments are...
Kyle Sommer, Senior Associate in Fragomen’s New York office, has quickly become one of the Partnership’s “go to” immigration law volunteers. Since he began volunteering with the Partnership in 2019, Kyle has assisted several New Jersey nonprofits with immigration law matters, mostly focusing on visa...