The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) continues to serve as one of the most popular sources of claims against employers. Modern technology, such as smartphone and other electronic devices, provide employees with certain flexibility to work from anywhere at any time. This technology, however, is generating new and more creative claims for overtime under the FLSA.
Finally, the New Jersey Supreme Court has reevaluated the requirements for qualifications necessary for an expert witness to offer an opinion against a fellow physician.
On August 10, 2015, Governor Chris Christie signed in to law P.L.2015, c.95, designated as the “Division of Local Government Services Modernization and Local Mandate Relief Act of 2015” (referred to herein as the “Act”), which, among other things, streamlines certain responsibilities of the Division of Local Government Services (“DLGS”), eliminates or revises certain State mandates imposed upon on local governments and implements certain administrative efficiencies and cost saving measures.
On May 24, 2013, the Honorable Richard J. Geiger, J.S.C., of the Superior Court of New Jersey Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem Vicinage, ruled that the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District (“District”) improperly awarded a contract in excess of $2.5 million to an unqualified contractor, defendant Mobilease Modular Space, Inc. (“Mobilease”).
Governor Christie made the overhaul of the Council on Affordable Housing (“COAH”) one of his top campaign priorities in 2009. Once elected, he formed a task force to evaluate COAH’s effectiveness.
The Federal Family and Medical Leave act provides for military family leave. The entitlements are Military Caregiver Leave, also referred to as Covered Servicemen Leave, and the Qualified Exigency Leave. To be eligible to take FMLA leave for any qualified reason, including the Military Caregiver Leave and the Qualifying Exigency Leave, an employee of a covered employer must have worked for the employer for a total of 12 months, have worked at least 1,250 hours of the period of 12 months.
Hospitals typically organize committees, comprised of physicians and other direct care providers, to present and evaluate cases resulting in poor outcomes in order to enhance future patient care. Legislation governing these “peer review” committees can be found in the New Jersey Patient Safety Act (“PSA”), N.J.S.A. 26:2H-12.23, et seq. The PSA requires licensed health care facilities, including hospitals, to develop patient safety plans to improve patient care.