On Monday, September 24, 2018, Matthew J. Schorr, an attorney with employment law firm Schorr & Associates, PC, was presented with the prestigious Robert W. Criscuolo Award for outstanding young lawyer of 2018. This award is presented annually by the Burlington County Bar Association to a young attorney who demonstrates significant involvement and contributions to…
Read moreFederal Appeals Court Decision Could Have Huge Impact on Employment Discrimination Law
Companies large and small have always used college campus recruiting as an effective way to meet and recruit motivated new talent. Now legal experts are arguing that the practice could invite charges of age discrimination if the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit sides with Dale Kleber, an attorney who is suing CareFusion…
Read moreNew Jersey’s Governor Signs Worker-Friendly Bill into Law
New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy signed a law that will permit workers who are out on strike to collect unemployment benefits. The bill was first proposed in 2016, when 4,600 New Jersey citizens were among 40,000 Verizon employees who participated in a six-week strike over the company’s contract demands. At the time, state Senate President…
Read moreFormer NJ State Trooper Gets $1.4 Million in Whistleblower and Discrimination Settlement
It’s been 13 long years since Brian Royster first realized that his whistleblower activities had resulted in retaliation against him. He took his fight for justice to court, pursuing it all the way to the state’s Supreme Court. Now his discrimination case has been resolved with a settlement that sees the state of New Jersey…
Read moreHigh Profile Sexual Harassment Cases May Represent a Legal Tipping Point
It seems as if every day there is another story of sexual harassment perpetrated by a celebrity or a politician. From the accounts about movie producer Harvey Weinstein and actor Kevin Spacey to political heavyweights like Senator Al Franken and Judge Roy Moore, stories that once remained hidden in the shadows are now commanding headlines,…
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