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Recycling Rare Earth Metals: The Hidden Treasures in Your Tech Trash Written By: Chris Regan Founder CLR Solutions LLC What If Your Old Smartphone Was A Goldmine? Not just figuratively—but literally. Inside that outdated laptop, broken TV, or discarded smartphone are tiny amounts of rare earth elements (REEs), the essential metals powering our modern world.…

ITAD and the Circular Economy: Cutting Down E-Waste for Good Written By: Chris Regan Founder CLR Solutions LLC What Is a Circular Economy? A circular economy is an economic system designed to minimize waste and maximize resources by creating closed-loop cycles where products, materials, and resources are reused, repaired, remanufactured, or recycled instead of being discarded. In…

NJ DOL Issues Proposed Rules on ABC Test for Independent Contractors Written By: Kelly L. McNaughton Adam Busler Fox Rothschild   The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) announced proposed regulations that purportedly clarify the so-called “ABC test” for determining whether workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors in New Jersey. These…

Trump Executive Order Rolls Back Disparate-Impact Enforcement Written By: Kenneth A. Rosenberg Fox Rothschild   President Trump has issued an executive order aimed at significantly reducing the use of disparate-impact analysis by federal agencies when enforcing anti-discrimination laws. Titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” the order declares that disparate-impact liability creates a near insurmountable presumption of…

Data Destruction: A Sustainable Approach to Security Written By: Chris Regan Founder CLR Solutions LLC   Understanding Data Destruction Data destruction refers to the process of permanently and securely erasing data from devices to ensure it cannot be recovered. Many assume that deleting files, folders, or performing a factory reset on a device is sufficient.…

What is IT Asset Disposition (ITAD)? Written By:  by Chris Regan  CLR Solutions   IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) refers to the comprehensive process of securely retiring, recycling, or repurposing IT equipment while ensuring the complete destruction of any data stored within these assets. As businesses upgrade their technology, they often face the challenge of managing outdated…

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…