Corner House Foundation Benefit

By Karen Mason | Published April 13, 2017 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The firm is please to be a sponsor for the Corner House Foundation benefit “Monte Carlo Casino Night” on April 21 at the Mercer County Boathouse. Corner House is a not-for-profit organization that provides leadership, prevention, treatment and outreach for young people with substance abuse issues. For more information go to www.cornerhousenj.org.

Affordable Housing Update April 25th

By Karen Mason | Published April 13, 2017 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey is hosting an informational networking mixer at which Ed Schmierer, a Director with the firm and Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey (AHPNJ) Board President, will provide an update on the fair share litigation. The AHPNJ is a voice for affordable housing in the State of New Jersey at Read More

Hadinger Presents at Municipal Clerks’ Association

By Karen Mason | Published April 7, 2017 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Kristina Hadinger, a Director with the firm will be a presenter at the annual conference of the Municipal Clerks’ Association of New Jersey on April 26. The course is entitled “OPRA From All Perspectives.” The Association promotes education and training in the Municipal Clerk industry. For more information, go to https://www.njclerks.org/.

Womanspace Honors Kayla Harrison

By Karen Mason | Published April 6, 2017 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is a sponsor for the April 27th Womanspace “Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award” event honoring Kayla Harrison. Harrison is a two time Olympic Gold athlete. Womanspace is a non-profit organization that provides counseling and housing for women and their families who are impacted by family violence. Firm Director, Edwin Schmierer is a Read More

Chand Joins Firm

By Karen Mason | Published April 3, 2017 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Salma T. Chand, Esq. has become associated with the firm. Ms. Chand earned a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and a B.A. from Rutgers University. Ms. Chand recently served as a member of the New Brunswick Planning Board, and previously as a Law Clerk in the Office of County Counsel for Essex Read More

Run With Rotary April 30

By Karen Mason | Published April 3, 2017 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is a sponsor of the 2015 RUN WITH ROTARY, the Montgomery Rocky-Hill Rotary Club’s annual community charity event scheduled for Sunday, April 30 in Skillman Park, Skillman, NJ. The Run with Rotary offers a 5K road race or a one-mile fun walk-ramble. Register online at www.runwithrotary.org

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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