Alexa E. Miller

Jan 26, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Colleen Murphy |Alexa E. Miller

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on Nike’s behalf in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against a small sneaker company, Global Heartbreak, and its founder, Naadier Riles, for allegedly copying the design of Nike’s Air Jordan 1 High. This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM’s source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide.

Dec 14, 2023 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Charles Toutant |Alexa E. Miller |Colleen Murphy

A bill before the Senate Labor Committee could have New Jersey joining a wave of states passing pay transparency laws, though employment lawyers caution that it could result in future litigation over pay inequity and other biases by existing employees. This week, Assembly bill No. 3937 was before the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee with amendments, which would require employers to disclose the hourly range, salary, or a range of compensation for each job they post.

Sep 28, 2023 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Colleen Murphy |Charles Toutant |Alexa E. Miller

As of June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) significantly expanded protections for pregnant applicants and employees by requiring employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, whether or not such condition qualifies as a disability, as long as the accommodation does not pose an undue hardship on the employer.

Jun 15, 2023 | law.com | Alexa E. Miller

On Feb. 6, 2023, New Jersey Gov.