New Jersey 2023 Super Lawyers List Announced: Cooper Levenson Attorneys named to NJ Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
May 11, 2023— Cooper Levenson partners Randolph C. Lafferty, Russell L. Lichtenstein, Jill T. Ojserkis, Joseph Mahon, and John A. Talvacchia were named to the 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers list, a designation awarded to just 5 percent of the lawyers in the state and published by a division of Thomson Reuters. In addition, […]
NJ Justices Pump Brakes on County Worker’s Retaliation Trial
See this Law360 article about a May 12, 2021 New Jersey Supreme Court decision in the matter of Allen v. Cape May County involving claims brought under New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act. Allen v Cape May County – New Jersey Supreme Court Opinion May 12 2021 A-49-19 083295
Cooper Levenson Litigators Secure Appellate Win in Independent Contractor Classification Case
In a significant victory for the construction trade, the Appellate Division, in an April 20, 2021 published Opinion, found substantially in favor of Cooper Levenson client East Bay Drywall on issues relating to the classification as independent contractors of drywall installers and finishers. The matter involved a 2017 N.J. Department of Labor audit, in which […]
Getting Back to Business During COVID-19 – A Webinar with CL Partner Russell Lichtenstein
Did you miss our webinar with the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce? Check it out here and get all of the answers you need:
Planning to get back to business after COVID-19 : Q & A
May 13, 2020Russell L. Lichtenstein Q: I am about to begin to open my business and have reached out to my staff to bring them back to work. A couple of my employees have indicated to me that they are better off receiving unemployment benefits than coming back to work. Another employee has advised me […]
Forward Thinking: Planning to get back to business after COVID-19: By Russell L. Lichtenstein
Most of us are wondering what the “new normal” will be once the various stay-at-home orders have been lifted and we all get back into the workplace. It is never too early to start planning the restart of our economy by the reopening of our business locations. There are a number of issues that employers will […]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Effective April 1, 2020: By Russell Lichtenstein
April 1, 2020 Russell L. Lichtenstein, Esq. Today (April 1, 2020), the Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) goes into effect. The FFCRA provides certain benefits for employees directly impacted by illnesses related to the coronavirus and employees who have been required to care for a child as a result of the closure of […]
Cooper Levenson Partner Russell Lichtenstein to speak at Global Gaming Expo
Cooper Levenson Partner Russell Lichtenstein to speak at Global Gaming Expo Cooper Levenson Partner Russell Lichtenstein will be a part of a panel addressing sexual harassment on Tuesday, October 9, at the Global Gaming Expo, being held at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas. The panel “Sexual Harrassment: Recognizing a Problem and […]