New Jersey Business & Industry Association Chief Government Affairs Officer Chrissy Buteas issued the following statement regarding the signing of adult-use cannabis reform bills into law today. “We are disappointed that the enabling legislation signed today to create an adult-use cannabis market falls short on allowing businesses to effectively maintain drug-free workplaces, as they are […]
Legal Affairs
NJBIA Seeks Cannabis Amendments to Address Workplace Safety
NJBIA will ask an Assembly committee to approve workplace safety amendments to the latest cannabis regulation bill that is set to be voted on late Friday afternoon. The Assembly Community Development & Affairs Committee has scheduled the hearing on A-5342, which addresses penalties for underage possession of marijuana, in attempt to satisfy Gov. Phil Murphy’s concerns about two marijuana bills already on his desk that he has refused to sign. The Legislature sent the […]
NJBIA Testimony on Opposition of New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act, S-1559
On behalf of our member companies that provide 1 million jobs in the state and make the New Jersey Business & Industry Association the largest statewide business association in the country, I write to you in opposition to S-1559, legislation that will negatively impact consumers and businesses alike. The “New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act,” […]
NJBIA Files Amicus Brief Concerning Constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s Business Closure Order
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in support of a recent lower court decision addressing the constitutionality of key aspects of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 emergency orders. In its filing, NJBIA argues that, while a state’s chief executive should have broad powers to […]
Lawsuits Test Colleges’ COVID Tuition Refund Policies
When college campuses abruptly shuttered during the coronavirus outbreak last spring and institutions switched to online learning, many returned room and board money to students. However, few decided to refund tuition. Higher Education Dive reports there have been more than 100 lawsuits filed in federal and state courts (including at least two in New Jersey) […]