Governor Signs Affordable Housing Legislation, Setting the Stage for Round Four ..read more

Will New OPRA Legislation Offer Promising Clarifications on OPRA Requests ..read more

What Employers Who Employ Temporary Workers in New Jersey Need to Know ..read more

Are the email addresses of community members who email municipal officials or employees required to be disclosed under OPRA? The answer is not a simple , but two recently decided cases provide some additional guidance ..read more

Battle over Second Amendment continues in NJ ..read more

In 2020, Governor Murphy signed New Jersey’s landmark Environmental Justice Law, N.J.S.A. 13:1D-157, ., which requires the Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") to consider whether certain facilities seeking specific types of permits will contribute to existing environmental and public health stressors in overburdened communities ..read more

After determining that a facility is subject to the Environmental Justice Law, N.J.S.A. 13:1D-157, ., a facility must comply with the provisions of the Environmental Justice Law before the Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") will complete the review process for an application for a new permit for a facility; an application for the expansion of a facility; or a renewal application for a major source permit ..read more

Recently, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (“NJEDA”) announced the launch of the new Brownfields Impact Fund, a new program offering loans and sub-grants to eligible applicants across New Jersey to promote remediation of contaminated sites ..read more

On November 16, 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) announced a redesigned Community Energy Plan Grant Program, which significantly simplifies the application process and places a greater emphasis on equity and environmental justice ..read more

EEOC Provides Guidance to Employers on COVID-19 Religious Accommodation Requests ..read more