06.10.2025A Unanimous Signal: Supreme Court Rejects Extra Hurdles For Reverse Discrimination Claims In Ames v. Ohio Department Of Youth ServicesLast week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, 605 U.S. ___ (2025). The case addressed whether plaintiffs from majority groups must meet a higher evidentiary standard to bring a discrimination claim under Title VII. The Court said no. It struck down a rule followed by several circuits that made it harder for majority-group plaintiffs to prove their case. For the first time in years, the Court made clear that Title VII claims are subject to the same standard, regardless of the plaintiff’s group identity.
06.04.2025Scott Carbone Joins Genova Burns As CounselGenova Burns LLC is pleased to announce that Scott W. Carbone, Esq. has joined the firm as Counsel. With more than two decades of experience navigating complex labor and employment matters, Mr. Carbone adds deep bench strength to the firm’s Labor Law and Employment Law & Litigation Practice Groups.
05.22.2025Independent Contractor Relationships Under Renewed Scrutiny by NJDOL On May 5, 2025, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development opened a 60-day comment period on a proposed regulation that would make it harder for independent contractors to contract their services as non-employees in New Jersey since the proposed regulation, if implemented, would classify more workers as employees of their service recipient. Classification as an employee rather than independent contractor would mean a host of state laws will apply to both the worker and the business for wage-hour laws, unemployment compensation, insurance benefits, tax purposes, workers’ compensation, and exposure to union organizing. This effort comes as the federal government is moving in the opposite direction – to allow more independent contractor arrangements.
05.21.2025Genova Burns Real Estate Team Featured in Real Estate NJGenova Burns is proud to be featured in the latest edition of Real Estate NJ, which highlights how our Real Estate, Land Use & Development team is helping to shape the future of New Jersey’s built environment and the commercial real estate and redevelopment industry.
05.08.2025Patrick McGovern To Participate On NJBIZ "Employment Law & Immigration" PanelGenova Burns Partner, Employment Law & Litigation specialist and Immigration Law practice Chair, Patrick W. McGovern, Esq., will participate as a panelist at an upcoming NJBIZ virtual event entitled, "Employment Law & Immigration" on May 29th.
05.06.2025Ed Bonett Quoted in Law360 Employment Authority "New Pope's Name Signals Focus On Work Issues"Firm Partner Edward J. Bonett Jr., Esq. was recently interviewed by Law360 for an article featured in their Employment Authority section entitled, "New Pope's Name Signals Focus On Work Issues". Mr. Bonett offered commentary on the significance of newly elected Pope Leo XIV’s focus on workers’ rights in the age of artificial intelligence.
05.01.2025Eugene Paolino To Moderate Fireside Chat At Jersey City Summit For Real Estate 10th Anniversary EventEugene T. Paolino, Esq., Senior Partner at Genova Burns LLC, will host a special Fireside Chat at the Jersey City Summit's10th Anniversary event, taking place on Thursday, May 15th. Gene will sit down with Nicole Meyer, President of Kushner and Michael Sommer, Chief Development Officer at Kushner, for a compelling conversation on leadership, vision, and transformative development. Gene brings decades of experience in real estate, land use, and development law, representing many of the region’s most prominent property owners, developers, and institutions. His deep ties to Jersey City and instrumental role in its transformation make him uniquely positioned to lead this conversation.
04.25.2025Don Clarke to Moderate Panel at the 2025 NJBankers Cannabis Banking ConferenceGenova Burns Partner Donald W. Clarke, Esq., a leading attorney in Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Creditors' Rights who also has a focus in the industry of cannabis law, will serve as Moderator for the panel discussion "Cannabis Banking: The Banker’s Perspective" at the 2025 NJBankers Cannabis Banking Conference. The conference will be held on May 8th at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, New Jersey.
04.21.2025Joseph Hannon To Participate As Panelist At NJ LERA "Update On NJ Police Licensure Law" ProgramGenova Burns Partner Joseph M. Hannon, Esq. will serve as a panelist at NJ LERA’s final dinner program of the 2024-25 season, taking place on Monday, May 5, 2025.
This timely program will feature an update on New Jersey’s police licensure law, which officially went into effect on January 1, 2024. The law requires all police officers in the state to be licensed by the Police Training Commission (PTC) and grants the PTC authority to suspend, revoke, impose conditions upon, or deny licenses following a hearing.
04.11.2025Trump Executive Order Targets Federal Unions and Sparks Legal Battle over Bargaining at 18 AgenciesBy Executive Order dated March 27, 2025, entitled, “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs,” President Trump moved to end collective bargaining with unions at 18 federal agencies and urged them to void their current labor agreements. The agencies affected include the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, Interior, and Homeland Security. The same day, these agencies, led by the Department of Defense, took up the mantle of the Executive Order and sued in U.S. District Court in Texas to cancel their labor agreements.
04.09.2025Genova Burns Closes $96 Million Sale-Leaseback Deal for Automotive ClientGenova Burns LLC successfully represented its car dealership client in a high-value sale-leaseback transaction involving a multi-property portfolio across Essex County, New Jersey, and Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York.
04.08.2025Nicholas Amato Named To NJBIZ's 2025 Icon ListingGenova Burns LLC is proud to announce that Of Counsel Nicholas R. Amato, Esq. has been named a 2025 ICON by NJBIZ, one of New Jersey’s leading business news publications. This prestigious award recognizes New Jersey business leaders over the age of 60 for their remarkable contributions to the state’s business community, as well as their ongoing commitment to mentorship, leadership, and innovation.
04.07.2025DC Circuit Reverses Reinstatement Of Agency Board MembersIn a split decision, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court and ruled that President Trump is not obligated for now to reinstate fired National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board members, undoing the District Court’s injunction. The District Court ordered Trump to reinstate the agency board members – Gwynne Wilcox of the NLRB and Cathy Harris of the MSPB – reasoning that his right to fire them was restricted by Congress and a 1935 Supreme Court decision in Humphrey's Executor v. U.S. On March 28, the Appeals Court explained that the law since 1935 has trended towards more presidential sway over independent agency officials, and therefore, President Trump is likely to succeed on the merits of the case.
04.04.2025What Employers Need To Know About DEI CertificationsOn January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration signed Executive Order 14173 on “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the Executive Order). The Executive Order seeks to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from both government and private sector workplaces.
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