This new law, restricting required arbitration, will make it harder for companies to hide the brevity of sexual harassment cases in the workplace, signed by President Biden this year.
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The Cat’s Paw Theory of Liability
If you notice any changes in your reporting structure as discrimination, harassment, or as you are being written up for alleged performance issues, it is time to consult an attorney.
Litigation from the Litigant’s Perspective
Newsletter From An Attorney Considering you're receiving a newsletter from an attorney, or a litigator, that means that either you or someone close to you may at some point be involved in a case against a company or an individual. Whether you bring the case or are...
EEOC Clarifies Religious Exemptions in the Workplace
On October 25, 2021, the EEOC provided much-needed guidance to both employees and employers on religious exemptions to COVID-19 workplace vaccination mandates. As companies begin returning to the office, many employers are requiring their employees to provide proof of...
Using Social Media as an Employee
On September 21, 2021, the NJ Supreme Court ruled on an issue that arose from an attorney’s use of Facebook in its early days. In 2007, Defendant’s attorney’s paralegal sent a Facebook “friend” request to the plaintiff to access his private Facebook posts in a...
Addressing Long Covid Symptoms in the Workplace
As employers begin their march back towards normalcy and require employees to return to work at physical locations, some employees may find this harder than others. Working moms are impacted as their young children are still unvaccinated and child care options may be...
Severe and Pervasive Slurs
Rios v. Meda Pharmaceutical, Inc. NJ Supreme Court June 16, 2021 The NJ Law Against Discrimination prohibits discrimination based upon race, ethnicity, and national origin, amongst numerous other protected categories. If you are alleging that the discrimination...
Arbitration Agreements and What They Mean to You
Often, a document that you sign accepting some benefit from your employer may contain an agreement to arbitrate some or all of your claims against that employer. To be enforceable, the language of the arbitration clause must clearly and specifically inform the...
Pregnancy Discrimination in New Jersey
Understanding New Jersey’s Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act in the Law Against Discrimination. In March 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its first opinion addressing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a recent amendment to New Jersey Law Against...
Criminal Penalties for Employment Claims
On June 3, 2021, in Van Buren v. United States, the United States Supreme Court reversed and remanded a lower court decision allowing employers to seek criminal sanctions against an employee who misused his work computer for his own benefit. The employee, a police...