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02.15.2016
Archer Attorneys to Present at CCSNJ’s “HR Boot Camp” Seminar
Archer will sponsor the upcoming Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey seminar, “HR Boot Camp” on March 1, 2016 from 8:00am – 12:00pm. Topics will include the following: Employee Handbooks in 2016 – What’s the Latest? Peter L. Frattarelli, Esq., Archer P.C. Employee handbooks are the starting point for all employer policies, but the legal requirements […]
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08.24.2015
Archer’s Douglas Diaz Recovers Counsel Fees for Client in Defense of Frivolous Lawsuit Which is Upheld by State Appellate Court
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed an award of more than $191,000 in counsel fees and costs to Archer client Sunhillo Corporation for having to defend against frivolous litigation over the course of more than four years. A Partner in the Labor and Employment department, Douglas Diaz, successfully defeated the claims and obtained the […]
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03.12.2015
Certain Motor Carrier Drivers are Entitled to FLSA Overtime Pay Notwithstanding General Exemption
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, issued a ruling in McMaster v. Eastern Armored Services, Inc. (3d Cir. Mar. 11, 2015), which not only limits the applicability of an important overtime exemption for employees of motor carriers, but which may significantly complicate employers’ use of […]
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02.25.2015
Revised Definition of “Spouse” Under the FMLA Provides Expanded Rights to Same-Sex Couples
In a July 2013 Alert, we reported on the United States Supreme Court’s landmark case of United States v. Windsor, wherein the Court declared that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional. The invalidation of DOMA’s definitions of “marriage” and “spouse” granted same-sex couples a host of federal benefits that they […]
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