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1 Elmer Branch v. Cream-O-Land Dairy -- rank: 1000

... whether defendant could assert a defense to the action under N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2 based on its good-faith reliance on certain determinations by ... was entitled to invoke the absolute defense set forth in N.J.S.A. 34:11- 56a25.2 because it had relied in good faith on three matters ... of the good-faith defense under the plain language of N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2. The Appellate Division also rejected defendant’s invocation of a ... of the good-faith defense under the plain language of N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2. The Court acknowledges, however, the dilemma faced by an employer ... does not make a final decision. (pp. 17-20) 2. N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2 provides an absolute defense in compensation matters under the WHL ... provisions. (pp. 20-23) 2 3. In construing and applying N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2, the Court stresses that the Legislature identified only two ...

docket:	a-29-19
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2021-01-13
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Document Size:	70217

2 ELMER BRANCH v. CREAM-O-LAND DAIRY -- rank: 842

... defendant was entitled to the WHL's good-faith defense, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2, based on its reliance on three determinations made by the ... policy' and are insufficient to invoke the good-faith defense. N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's grant of summary ... asserting, among other defenses, the statutory good-faith defense. See N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2. After the parties exchanged some written discovery, on August 4 ... the results of these three (3) investigations as contemplated by N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2.' Plaintiff opposed the motion for summary judgment, primarily contending that ... with respect to the class of employers which he belonged[,]' N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2, because the determinations clearly were not intended to 'apply uniformly ... see, e.g., N.J.S.A. 34:11- 56a2; N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2, but the DOL's regulations currently designate that division ...

docket:	a1313-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-06-19
status:	Published
citation:	459 N.J.Super. 529 212 A.3d 947
Document Size:	60201

3 DAVID WAGNER v. BLUE SKY CLASSIC CARS L.L.C -- rank: 623

... provision of the FLSA and the good faith defenses under N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2 and 29 U.S.C.A. §259(a). The ... WRITTEN ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, ORDER, RULING, APPROVAL OR INTERPRETATION," PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 34:11-56A25. 2 AND 29 U.S.C. §259(A). B. THE ... erred in its interpretation of the good faith defense under N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2. The statute provides: [i]n any action or proceeding commenced ... shall be a complete bar to the action or proceeding. . . . [ N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2.] The New Jersey good faith statute mirrors the federal statute ... While there are no reported New Jersey cases specifically discussing N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2, it is discussed in Keeley v. Loomis Fargo & Co. , 183 ... Jersey's substantive law, looked to the plain text of N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2 for guidance, along with federal case law considering the ...

docket:	a4058-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-11-05
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	61053

4 Robert W. Gilvey v. Creative Dimensions in Education, Inc. -- rank: 550

... is not a defense to a wage and hour claim. N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2. The reliance on advice defense provided by section 56a25.2 ...

docket:	a3217-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-08-28
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	38210

5 E. MICHELLE ANDERSON v. PHOENIX HEALTH CARE INC. -- rank: 503

... respect to the class of employers to which he belonged. [ N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2.] In addition, plaintiffs argue that the judge should not have ... were entitled to the application of the good faith exception, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2, because they conformed to the agency's longstanding interpretation that ...

docket:	a2607-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-11-16
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	20515

6 ERIC K. KARANJAWALA v. ASSOCIATED HUMANE SOCIETIES, INC. -- rank: 425

... 11-56a4 or because the good faith defense afforded by N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2 applies. The thrust of AHS's challenge to the trial ...

docket:	a3560-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-08-20
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	38410

7 M.R v. D.H -- rank: 399

... this appeal turns on the statutory interpretation of two statutes: N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a25.2, which establishes the priority of child support judgments as a ...

docket:	a1552-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-01-06
status:	Unpublished
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Document Size:	13105