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OSHA Works With Industry Groups to Prevent Workplace Accidents
According to the United States Department of Labor’s enforcement agency, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), nearly 5,000 workers died in workplace accidents in 2014. To reduce this tragic human statistic, OSHA is collaborating with trade associations to make the workplace and workers safer. Recently, OSHA renewed its collaboration agreement with the Independent Electrical…
Read MoreWhen Parents in Poverty Challenge Termination of Their Parental Rights in New Jersey
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in and is considering a case likely to revise termination of parental rights and adoption cases in the Garden State. The case, In the Matter of the Adoption of a Child by J.E.V. and D.G.V., involves a woman who found herself unable to provide financially for…
Read MoreA Co-worker is Served With a Restraining Order On Site: What’s Your Next Move?
The deejays had to hide for their lives. In light of Orlando and other invasions of what are supposed to be safe places, it is worth recalling that employers have a legal obligation to provide workers with a healthy and safe workplace. What, then, should employers do to prevent or mitigate workplace violence? For employers,…
Read MoreFive Challenges to Co-Parenting After N.J. Divorce and How to Cope
Parenting can be quite challenging, and maintaining healthy relationships during and after divorce can be difficult. While the courts may decide financial responsibilities and the division of parenting time, it is up to divorcing parents themselves to fill in the many blanks left by the court process and co-parent according to the best interests of…
Read MoreJohnny has Three Parents: Is that Even Possible in NJ?
There was a time in society when parentage was difficult to prove. With the benefit of DNA testing, paternity is easily and accurately determined in most cases. Now, it is parentage itself that is subject to redefinition. A recent New Jersey case illuminates these changes and foreshadows a great deal more complexity. In the subject…
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