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01.30.2020
I Kid You Not – New Jersey Becomes the First State Ever to Mandate Severance Pay in the U.S.
(Click here for printable PDF) Sparked by recent bankruptcies, on January 21, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill amending the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, otherwise known as the “N.J. WARN Act,” lowering the standard required to issue notices and mandating severance payments to employees involved in certain plant closings, transfers, […]
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01.28.2020
NEW JERSEY MAKES IT RISKIER FOR EMPLOYERS TO CLASSIFY WORKERS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH PASSAGE OF STIFFER PENALTIES
(Click here for printable PDF) New Jersey is taking a sledgehammer to employers who misclassify their workers as independent contractors. It is already difficult for employers to pass the stringent independent contractor test utilized by the state’s Department of Labor (DOL) which requires, in part, a showing that the worker at issue has his own […]
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01.24.2020
NEW JOINT EMPLOYER RULE ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
(Click here for printable PDF) The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently issued a new rule to revise and update its regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, one company may be found to be a joint employer of a worker even though it is […]
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01.15.2020
Consider Yourself Warned: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Set to Consider Long-Standing Consideration Requirement for Pennsylvania Noncompetes
(Click here for printable PDF) In Pennsylvania, an employer who wants current employees to sign a restrictive covenant must provide the employee with new consideration, as employment itself is only sufficient consideration to start the employment relationship. Pulse Technologies, Inc. v. Notaro, 620 Pa. 322, 327 (2013). What constitutes “new consideration?” And how much of […]
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Gregory Palakow
Greg has handled hundreds of highly specialized litigated matters in over 25 years of practice. Greg now focuses this practice by representing the rights and interests of healthcare providers, including licensed nursing home and long-term care facilities, hospital networks, rehabilitation hospitals, adult day care centers, home health agencies, ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, fiduciaries and licensed financial institutions. This unique experience has given Greg the opportunity to successfully resolve hundreds of state and federal appeals related to regulatory enforcement and recovery actions. Prior to our successful representation, some of these matters have threatened the viability of the operation of these licensed facilities due to nursing home survey deficiency citations, sizeable civil money penalties, regulatory threats to facility licensure, or denials of payment by CMS. Greg has also handled complicated state actions related to the oversight of Medicaid funding, and managed care contracting and reimbursement issues.