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...

New Jersey Bans Hair Discrimination

On December 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill which now makes it illegal to discriminate based upon hairstyles associated with race. The law, known as the “Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act” or “CROWN” for short, amends the New...

Employer Social Media Searches-Beware Of What You Wish For!

Thanks to the internet, employers have access to more and more information about their employees and prospective employees than ever before. And most employers love that so much information is now available to them to guide their hiring practices. Recently, I have gotten multiple q...

Municipality Found Not Liable For Fall Due to Uneven Sidewalk

Plaintiff Allan Suarez sued Ridgefield Park for damages resulting from injuries he suffered when he claims to have tripped on an uneven portion of a sidewalk across the street from his home.  Ridgefield Park successfully obtained a summary judgment dismissal on the trial court level p...

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...

New Jersey Restricts Pre-Hiring Consideration of Salary History Information

On July 25, 2019, New Jersey became the latest of a growing number of states that now prevent employers from requesting salary history information about applicants as part of the pre-hiring process.  The new law bars employers from screening a job applicant based upon an applicant’s s...
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