Schmierer’s Article on Maintaining Affordable Housing in NJ

By Karen Mason | Published January 8, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Click here to read Edwin W. Schmierer’s article “Expiring Affordability Controls: Maintaining Affordable Housing in Our Municipalities” published in New Jersey Municipalities magazine January 2014 issue. Reprinted with permission granted by the Editor of New Jersey Municipalities magazine, New Jersey State League of Municipalities.

Nini on Megan’s Law

By Karen Mason | Published January 8, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

To read Amanda Nini’s article on Megan’s Law in New Jersey Municipalities magazine January 2014 issue, click here. Reprinted with permission granted by the Editor of New Jersey Municipalities magazine, New Jersey State League of Municipalities.

2014 Federal Estate and Gift Tax Inflation Adjustments

By Karen Mason | Published January 2, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The IRS has announced the inflation adjustments to various tax features for calendar year 2014. These adjustments include the following: The federal estate tax exclusion amount for 2014 will be $5,340,000 (up from $5,250,000 in 2013). The generation skipping tax exclusion amount for 2014 will be $5,340,000 (up from $5,250,000 in 2013). The annual gift Read More

Support Local Youth Basketball

By Karen Mason | Published January 2, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is proudly sponsoring youth basketball teams in Princeton and Montgomery. For information on Dillon Youth Basketball League go to https://www.leaguelineup.com/miscinfo.asp?menuid=44&url=princetonrecreation&sid=371305499. For information on Montgomery Basketball Association go to https://www.montgomerybasketball.com/.

Sponsor Montgomery High School Music

By Karen Mason | Published January 2, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is a sponsor of the Montgomery High School Music Department. The 2014 concerts will be January 24 “The Big Band Bash”; March 11 “Spring Jazz Festival”; and June 11 “End of Year Music Department Concert”. For more information go to https://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/page/319.

Online Course May 19 & 26: Discrimination in the Workplace

Have you ever experienced discrimination in the workplace? Do you know your rights as an employee? This class will explore topics including: sexual harassment; discrimination on the basis of age, race, disability, or other protection classifications; medical marijuana in the workplace; whistle-blower claims; NJ’s newly enacted Wage Theft Act; the difference between the Federal and State family leave acts; and other laws that protect employees. We will discuss hypothetical employment claims based on real life employment experiences. Update: This course will also cover new employee protections available due to COVID-19.

The instructor for this course is Mason, Griffin & Pierson attorney, Elizabeth Zuckerman, Esq., who has been practicing employment law in Princeton for 30 years.

Register at
https://www.ssreg.com/princeton/classes/results.asp?string=zuckerman
COVID-19 Employment & Financial Update (3/24/2020)

Click Link Here to read important information regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
NELA-NJ Attorney Zuckerman

In a recent decision (Justin Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc.), the New Jersey Supreme Court determined that an employee who is fired for using medical marijuana outside the workplace may bring a claim for disability discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. Mason, Griffin & Pierson Attorney, Elizabeth Zuckerman, who argued the cause for Amicus Curiae National Employment Lawyers Association of New Jersey, stated the "decision is a win for employees who test positive for marijuana due to their lawful use of medical marijuana outside the workplace."
Scollo Joins Firm

Jeanne-Marie Scollo has become an Associate with Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C. She earned her J.D from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. She is a member of the firm's Local Government Law and Litigation Practice Groups. Ms. Scollo brings over nine years of previous legal experience to the firm. She served as Deputy County Counsel for Middlesex County from 2014 to 2019 and was previously a solo practitioner in New Brunswick. Ms. Scollo is admitted in New Jersey and New York and is a member of the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys, Mercer County, Middlesex County, and New Jersey State Bar Associations.

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