Day: February 8, 2021

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies WHL’s Good-Faith Defense

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies WHL’s Good-Faith Defense

In Elmer Branch v. Cream-O-Land Dairy, (A-29-19/083379) (Decided January 13, 2021),the Supreme Court of New Jersey clarified the good faith defense under the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (WHL), ruling that Cream-O-Land Dairy could not assert a defense under N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2 based on its good-faith reliance on certain determinations