On March 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued guidance to schools about addressing the risk of COVID-19 in schools while protecting the rights of students with disabilities. As a general rule, if school districts are serving students remotely, they must ensure that students...
On March 20, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a suite of 16 bills into law aimed at assisting New Jersey in dealing with the Coronavirus/COVID-19 health emergency. The new laws include a prohibition on terminating or refusing to reinstate an employee who has,...
On the evening of March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201. The new law includes the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”), which provides paid family leave, and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act...
NEWARK, NJ, February 26, 2020 – Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP announced that partner Liza M. Walsh will serve as co-chair for the upcoming Thurgood Marshall College Fund 20th Annual New Jersey Awards of Excellence. Additionally, the firm will support the fundraising event through sponsorship....
Walsh Partner Hector D. Ruiz will be participating on a panel entitled "Protecting Your Brand: Strategies for Handling Social Media Abuse" at the 10th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference. To be held February 5th at Prudential headquarters in Newark, the conference is presented by The Hispanic...
Walsh Partner Peter J. Pizzi will be sharing insights and leading a panel discussion on February 25 at The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) 2020 Midyear Meeting in Pebble Beach, CA. A most timely topic as digital evidence becomes more determinative in more cases,...
Walsh attorneys Peter Pizzi and Eric Padilla authored an article in the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Employment Law Committee Newsletter. The authors address spoliation sanctions which are intended to “even the playing field” by ensuring that a spoliating party may not profit from its...
Walsh attorney Joseph L. Linares authored an article in Noticias, the official publication of the Hispanic National Bar Association. In the article Linares states, "The past decade has seen most states enact legislation permitting the medicinal use of marijuana. Indeed, over forty states and the District...
NEWARK, NJ, October 21, 2019 – Walsh Associate Caitlin P. Cascino and her husband, Jordan, have generously established The Caitlin P. '12 and Jordan Cascino Annual Scholarship Fund at Seton Hall Law School. She is a Seton Hall Law alumna and Jordan is a 2011...
NEWARK, NJ, October 4, 2019 – Walsh Partner Hector D. Ruiz has been selected as a recipient of the 2019 Professional Lawyer of the Year Award. It is given annually by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law in conjunction with bar associations across the...