Lawmakers, businesses wrestle over independent contractor rules
Major changes aimed at ending employee misclassification are among the major debates happening in the lame-duck legislative session.
Alida Kass
New Jersey is too lawsuit crazy, business group says
Should New Jersey be crowned the Judicial Hellhole capital of America? A new report finds the Jersey Legislature is partially to blame for so many unnecessary lawsuits.
Equal-pay bill allowing six years' back pay races toward passage
A bill promoting equal pay for women has been scaled back but still would be among the most ambitious in the country – and could be passed next week.