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NJ Supreme Court Holds That Sales Commissions Are “Wages” Under the Wage Payment Law Written By: Richard S. Zackin Gibbons P.C   Introduction In Musker v. Suuchi, Inc. (decided March 19, 2025), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that compensation earned by employees via sales commissions constitute “wages” for purposes of New Jersey’s Wage Payment…

For Now, the Corporate Transparency Act Applies Only to Foreign Companies Written By: Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa Partner Archer & Greiner PC On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a press release with its interim final rules addressing the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). On March 26, 2025, the interim final rules…

Corporate Transparency Act Update: Department of Treasury Issues Interim Final Rule Written By: Fay Szakal Partner Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP We recently reported that the U.S. Department of Treasury, through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), announced it would be issuing new reporting rules with regard to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) on…

NJDEP’s New Site Remediation Rule Proposal Contains Controversial New Reporting Requirements  Written By: George Crimmins Counsel Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recently issued a rule proposal seeking to amend numerous regulations related to the Site Remediation Reform Act of 2009 (SRRA). Included among these proposed regulations…

It IS Broke…Can we fix it? Written By: John Kennedy, Ph.D. Executive Director Team Eagle Consulting   When I retired in mid-2023, I had decided that I could best support my Industry by providing advice and expertise to the State of New Jersey while staying in the background. I no longer wanted to be ‘front…

The Unknown Aspects of Supply Chain Written By: John Kennedy, Ph.D. Executive Director Team Eagle Consulting   In my lifetime I have spent over 12-years in college, but luckily, my time did include multiple degrees. They range from Mechanical Engineering to Education to an MBA in Management to a Doctorate in Industrial Engineering. That last…

New Challenges For NJ Businesses As Trump DEI Directives Conflict With State Obligations Written By: Ann-Marie Luciano Maria Colsey Heard Cozen O’Connor In January, President Trump signed Executive Orders opposing the use of policies designed to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace.  Despite subsequent guidance issued by New Jersey State Attorney General…

Additional 2025 NY and NJ Employment Law Updates Written By: Courtney Gaccione Ashley Whitney Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC As an update to our January 2025 New York and New Jersey Employment Law Alert, we want to remind employers that in addition to the newly enacted New York Paid Prenatal Leave and the updates to…

Another Urgent Update: Corporate Transparency Act is Again Enforceable with New Deadline for Reporting Written By: Fay Szakal Partner Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP   We previously reported that on December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Fifth Circuit motion panel’s stay of the Corporate Transparency Act…

Acting DOL Secretary Halts Enforcement of Johnson-Era Executive Order Written By: Kenneth A. Rosenberg Kelly McNaughton Fox Rothschild   President Donald Trump’s recission of a 1965 Executive Order (EO) raised questions about how the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) would handle open investigations, pending cases, audits and complaints, as well as whether active conciliation agreements would be…