Local Union Fails to Prove Unfair Labor Practice Charge

Client: E.G. Emil & Son, Inc. Court: National Labor Relations Board Trial Attorney:  Ralph R. Smith, 3rd, Esq. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances** A local union filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations...
March 4, 2020

Jullian Booker v. Durand, Inc.

Client: Durand, Inc. Court: New Jersey Division of Civil Rights Trial Attorney:  Ralph R. Smith, 3rd, Esq. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances** A charge of gender discrimination was filed against our client, Durand, Inc., by a former empl...
March 4, 2020

McBride v. Atlantic Chrysler Jeep

Client: Atlantic Chrysler Jeep Court: Supreme Court Brief Attorney:  Laura D. Ruccolo, Esq. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances** Plaintiff complained that she was subjected to sexual harassment by her supervisor resulting in her construct...
February 19, 2020

Pregnancy Discrimination Explained

In a recent New Jersey Appellate Division case, Delanoy v. Township of Ocean, No. A-2899-17T4 (App. Div. January 3, 2020), our state appellate court issued a significant new decision that explains what an employer’s legal obligations are to eliminate discrimination against (and provid...
January 29, 2020

It’s Abuse (FMLA) I Tell You!

Since the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) was passed back in 1993, employers have frequently worried about one overarching issue: FMLA abuse and fraud.  Just recently I had a client ask: what can an employer do when it suspects that an employee is lying about the need fo...
October 29, 2019
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