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No Notice, No Duty: The Third Circuit Clarifies When Employers Must Accommodate a Disability

“The disability-discrimination and medical-leave laws are shields against discrimination, not get-out-of-discipline-free cards.” That is how the Third Circuit opened its recent decision in Hileman v. West Penn Allegheny Health System, Inc. (3d Cir. July 20, 2026), affirming dismissal of an employee’s case against her former employer. The point drives the ruling: before an employer must accommodate an employee, the employee generally must disclose the disability and clearly ask for help. An employee who stays silent until they are facing discipline cannot recast that discipline as discrimination. This decision is a useful roadmap for employers as to when the duty to accommodate a disability is triggered. ...read more

New Jersey Adopts Revised Worker Classification Regulations Effective October 1, 2026

On May 5, 2026, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) adopted revised regulations interpreting the state’s “ABC Test” for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors. The regulations will take effect on October 1, 2026. ...read more

New Jersey Appellate Court Provides Guidance for Establishing Independent Contractor Relationship

In a legal landscape where it seems almost impossible to properly classify and compensate a worker as an independent contractor, the New Jersey Appellate Division recently provided guidance for employers attempting to avoid employee misclassification. On March 26, 2026, the court in Sanger v. Next Level Business Services, Inc. affirmed the dismissal of a worker’s New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) claims, ruling that she was an independent contractor and therefore not protected by the statute. ...read more

New Jersey's New 'ABC Test' Rules Leave Room for Further Clarification, Litigators Say

Scott Sears was recently quoted in a Law.com article discussing New Jersey’s newly adopted regulations governing employee versus independent contractor classification under the state’s “ABC Test.” ...read more

Archer Welcomes Four New Associates

Archer is pleased to welcome the addition of four new associates to the firm’s Voorhees, Philadelphia and Hackensack offices. ...read more

2026 HR Boot Camp

Archer Labor & Employment attorneys will present the 2026 Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey’s Annual “HR Boot Camp.” ...read more

Annual Labor & Employment Seminar

Join Archer’s Labor & Employment Group for our Annual Labor & Employment Seminar. Stay up to date on the major state and federal laws impacting labor and employment practices. ...read more

Archer Annual Labor & Employment Seminar

Join us for a complimentary Labor & Employment Breakfast Seminar. This course will cover the major state and federal laws affecting labor and employment law.  For registration and the full agenda and program description, visit our event website.  ...read more