About: Matthew Engelson

Patricia Darragh’s 19-year tenure with BT Americas group was distinguished by winning several multi-million-dollar contracts and leading her peers in profits and earnings. But according to an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the 58-year-old woman, her position within the company was jeopardized and eventually terminated when the company hired a new Director of Health and…

Usha Avva, Nina Gold, and Kathleen Reichard are all board-certified pediatricians who worked tirelessly in the Emergency Department at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital through the worst days of the pandemic. But this past February the three, all in their 50s, received notice that they were being terminated while younger, less experienced, less credentialed…

This past week, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination expanded to provide employment protections for those over the age of 70. The amendment signed by Governor Phil Murphy on October 5th is geared towards both current workers and job applicants. Though the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) has a well-deserved reputation for offering some…

When the principal of the St. Theresa School in Kenilworth, New Jersey fired Victoria Crisitello seven years ago, she told the elementary school art teacher she was being let go because she was “unmarried and pregnant.” Since that time, Crisitello has been to court several times over what she claims was a discriminatory firing. Following…