A former corporate marketing director for a North Bergen, New Jersey-based manufacturer and bedding importer will receive $195,000 in compensation after the Division on Civil Rights determined that she had been the victim of violations of both the New Jersey Family Leave Act and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. The woman’s claim was filed…
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New Jersey Man Files Age Discrimination Lawsuit Against M&T Bank
Citing a “recurring pattern of harassment” and creation of “an environment where it is impossible to succeed,” a 50-year-old New Jersey man filed a hostile work environment lawsuit against M & T Bank under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the state's Conscientious Employee Protection Act, and the state's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.…
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New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Appellate Court, Grants Access to Public Records
In a decision being heralded as a victory for public access and transparency, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously overturned an Appellate Division decision that had blocked its access to public information. The case had been filed by an advocacy group called Libertarians for Transparent Government, which had originally filed an Open Public Records Act…
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Ban on Non-disclosure Provisions in LAD Settlements Will Remain: That’s a Good Thing
In a recent article published by the Law Journal, in the Employment Law special section on March 14, the author astonishingly opines that the enactment of N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.8 (a), which prohibits confidentiality agreement in settlement agreements in discrimination lawsuits, has resulted in a chilling effect on settlements. Nothing could be farther from the truth, and…
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Schorr & Associates Scores an Appellate Win in Mandatory Arbitration Case
Employment attorneys Alan H. Schorr and Jenelle L. Hubbard secured significant Appellate victory on behalf of two former Raymour & Flanigan employees wrongly subjected to the terms of a mandatory arbitration clause in their employment contracts. Nearly four months after Schorr argued the case before the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, the court…
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