Support Local Youth Basketball

By Karen Mason | Published December 1, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson continues its support of youth basketball programs in Princeton and Montgomery. For more information on the Dillon Youth Basketball League go to the Princeton Recreation Department at https://www.leaguelineup.com/miscinfo.asp?menuid=44&url=princetonrecreation. For information on the Montgomery Basketball Association go to https://www.montgomerybasketball.com/#sthash.iKjlCbxm.dpuf

Cecil Receives Stickel Award

By Karen Mason | Published December 1, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Trishka Waterbury Cecil is the 2014 recipient of the Fred G. Stickel Award for excellence in municipal law. The award is presented by the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys in recognition of excellence in local government law, exemplary service to the legal profession and local government, outstanding service to the community and unselfish Read More

Holiday Donations Collected for Womanspace

By Karen Mason | Published December 1, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The staff of Mason, Griffin & Pierson will help bring holiday cheer to the women and children of Womanspace by collecting new unwrapped gifts. Womanspace is a not-for-profit that provides counseling and housing for women and their families who are impacted by family violence. For more information go to https://www.womanspace.org/.

Sponsor Princeton Brass Band

By Karen Mason | Published December 1, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is proudly sponsoring The Princeton Brass Band Holiday Concert. The concert will take place in Princeton at Richardson Auditorium on December 21. For more information on the award-winning band go to https://www.facebook.com/princetonbrassband

Light Candles on December 8 for Womanspace’s Communities of Light

By Karen Mason | Published December 1, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is lighting candles for Communities of Light – Peace Begins at Home to benefit Womanspace, an not-for-profit that provides counseling and housing for women and their families who are impacted by family violence. This county-wide event takes place at dusk on Monday, December 8. Firm Director, Edwin Schmierer, Esq. is a Read More

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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