Tag: Labor & Employment

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Workers’ Compensation Act’s “Authorized Vehicle Rule”

In Henry Keim v. Above All Termite & Pest Control (A-30-22/087603) (Decided November 21, 2023), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that an employee’s car accident occurred “in the course of employment” and was therefore compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act). In reaching its decision, the Court

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Galvao Test for Borrowed Attorneys to Be Decided by Jury

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Galvao Test for Borrowed Attorneys to Be Decided by Jury

In Pantano v. New York Shipping Association (A-19-22/087217) (Decided June 7, 2023), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that an employer’s vicarious liability under the borrowed-employee doctrine, as guided by the test set forth in Galvao v. G.R. Robert Construction Co., 179 N.J. 462, 471-73 (2004), is presumptively for

NJ Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Whether NJIT Officer Entitled to Arbitration

NJ Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Whether NJIT Officer Entitled to Arbitration

On September 28, 2022, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held oral arguments in In the Matter of Officer Gregory DiGuglielmo and New Jersey Institute of Technology. The case involves whether a campus police officer who was terminated by the New Jersey Institute of Technology because of alleged non-criminal misconduct