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Articles by Grace A. Byrd
PPMs, ASCs, and Health Systems Competition and Collaboration
In this moderated session, panelists discuss how physician practice management companies (PPMs), ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and health systems are both competing and collaborating in the evolving healthcare environment.
New York Limits Employer Invention Assignment Provisions
Employment and Labor New York State has enacted a new law that bans the enforcement of employee assignment of invention provisions that entitle employers to intellectual property developed by employees entirely on their own time and without the use of an employer’s resources.
67 Sills Cummis & Gross Attorneys Included in the 2024 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
Sills Cummis & Gross is pleased to announce 51 attorneys are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, including 4 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients. In addition, 16 attorneys are included in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. The following 51 attorneys are included in The Best Lawyers in America list: Ivette P. Alvarado – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law Allan C. Bell – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates Julia L. Bonsal – Banking and Finance Law Joseph L.
Mandated Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnant Workers Under New Federal Law
Employment and Labor August 3, 2023 Rachel N. Overlander, Grace A. Byrd The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) has created new accommodation requirements for covered employers effective June 27, 2023. The PWFA vastly expands on pre-existing federal law regarding accommodations for pregnant and post-partum employees and applicants.
Sills Cummis & Gross Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
May 11, 2023 Sills Cummis & Gross is pleased to announce that 25 Firm attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, published by Thomson Reuters. New Jersey Super Lawyers Ivette P. Alvarado – Real Estate Joseph L. Buckley – Business Litigation; Banking Meryl A.G. Gonchar – Land Use/Zoning Jeffrey J. Greenbaum – Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense; Business Litigation; Securities Litigation Steven E.
Recent NLRB and Supreme Court Decisions May Significantly Affect Severance Agreements and Compensation Practices
Two recent rulings will likely have a significant affect on common practices that companies have been following with respect to confidentiality agreements and payment of highly compensated employees. On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision that would largely prohibit confidentiality and non-disparagement agreements with departing non-supervisory, non-managerial employees.
Compliance Alert: Important “WARNINGS” for New York and New Jersey Employers
Legal requirements for employers are constantly evolving, especially in New York and New Jersey where employment laws typically expand employee rights and/or increase employer responsibilities. The following are two important updates which follow this trend. New York Digital Posting Requirements As New York employers are keenly aware, federal, state and local laws require many different forms of notice to employees and new hires.
Classifying Workers as Contractors Becomes Tougher After New Jersey Supreme Court’s Decision Interpreting the “Independent Business” Requirement
Last week the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld a finding by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“DOL”) that a drywall installation business failed to supply sufficient information to establish that 16 workers were independent contractors rather than employees. The East Bay Drywall, LLC v.
Employers Face Upcoming Effective Dates Requiring Action While Legal Challenges Continue
Thursday, December 23, 2021 After nearly two years of living with the COVID-19 virus, federal, state, and local authorities are continuing to implement, among other requirements, new vaccination mandates with the hope of curtailing the spread of the virus, including the fast-spreading Omicron variant. But these mandates continue to face legal challenges. We summarize the current status of two of these initiatives below, which include important updated deadlines.
Lawsuits Portend Uncertain Future for New OSHA Vaccination Rule
November 09, 2021 FTC To Focus Enforcement Efforts on Dark Patterns by: Liisa M. Thomas and Harrison Schafer Stop the Presses: DOJ Sues to Prevent Monopsony Resulting from... by: Joseph M. Miller and Tinny T. Song OFCCP Publishes Proposal to Rescind Religious Exemption Rule by: Guy Brenner and Megan A. Childs Russia-Linked REvil Hackers and Their Affiliates Hit with Arrests by...
Religious Exemptions from Mandated COVID-19 Vaccines: Must Employers Consider Those Employee Requests?
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Since the advent of the COVID-19 vaccines early in 2021, potential religious exemptions to mandatory vaccine requirements have been a challenging legal issue and focus of debate.
A Surge of Revised Government Recommendations Impacting Businesses and Employers
Monday, August 16, 2021 In response to the recent surge of the COVID-19 Delta variant, government agencies and officials have reinstituted masking recommendations, including for fully vaccinated individuals in certain circumstances, and have issued other guidance in an effort to combat the increase in coronavirus cases.
New York HERO Act: All New York Employers under Deadline to Adopt an Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act”) into law, which mandates extensive workplace health and safety protections against exposure and disease during a future airborne infectious disease (“AID”) outbreak.
New Jersey Cannabis Legalization Imposes New Burdens on Employers
Thursday, February 25, 2021 On February 22, 2021, after months of delay and uncertainty, Governor Phil Murphy signed a series of bills legalizing the recreational use of cannabis in New Jersey. While many in the state may rejoice over this development, employers will have to adapt quickly to new restrictions on their treatment of employees who consume cannabis.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Federal Law Prohibits Employers from Discriminating on the Basis of Homosexuality or Transgender Status
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court issued a long-awaited opinion answering a hotly debated question: does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of homosexuality or transgender status? The Court answered in the affirmative, holding that Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination means that an employer cannot discriminate on the basis of homosexuality or transgender status.
Risky Business: COVID-19 Employment Litigation Claims Will Be on the Rise
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 As New York and New Jersey take steps to relax shelter-in-place executive orders, allowing more businesses to reopen and recall employees to work, companies face challenges to comply with the myriad of constantly evolving executive orders as well as guidance documents issued by the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) to resume work and to minimize risks.
FFCRA Employee Notice Requirements Are Now in Effect
Clifford D. Dawkins, Jr. is an Associate in the Sills Cummis & Gross Employment and Labor Practice Group. His practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling. While attending law school, Mr. Dawkins was an editor for the Rutgers Race & the Law Review, served as the president of the Student Bar Association, and participated in International Commercial Moot Court competitions in Paris, France and Hong Kong, China.
Latest Update: New Jersey & New York Governors Issue New, Expansive COVID-19 Executive Orders
March 24, 2020 Ohio’s Statewide Stay At Home Order: What Employers Need to Know by: Kelly L. Hensley and Michael T. Campbell Latest Update: New Jersey & New York Governors Issue New,... by: Grace A. Byrd and Clifford D. Dawkins, Jr. Department of Homeland Security Lists Blockchain Managers Among “... by: Jeffrey D. Neuburger COVID-19 and the New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Industry by: Andrew D. Linden Special COVID-19 Health Insurance Enrollment Windows and Waivers by: Suzanne G. Odom and Natalie M.
Coronavirus Employment Law Update: Latest Federal, New York and New Jersey Legislation and Executive Orders
Friday, March 20, 2020 Federal Developments On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed H.R. 6201 known as the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (“Families First”), providing American workers with free testing and leave in response to the COVID-19 (“coronavirus”) pandemic. The bill goes into effect on April 2, 2020. Among other things, under this new law: • Two (2) workweeks of paid sick leave will be available to employees diagnosed or quarantined for coronavirus.
No Relief in Sight for NJ Employers: Six Newly-Enacted State Employment Laws to Tackle
Friday, January 31, 2020 On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed five employee-friendly bills into law, including statutorily mandated requirements that increase penalties on employers that misclassify workers and obligate employers to pay severance to workers impacted by mass layoffs.
Weeding through the NJ Medical Marijuana Law Amendments: What You Need to Know
Thursday, July 25, 2019 On July 2, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed a new law that amends New Jersey’s Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act (formerly the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act) (the “Act”) to create job protections and new procedures for drug testing, among other changes. The amendments to the Act took effect immediately upon signing.
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