A black woman has filed a workplace discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, an indoor vertical farming company, accusing them of subjecting her to poor and unequal treatment on the basis of her gender and race. Ada Vanessa Bradley’s lawsuit against Just Greens, which does business as AeroFarms, was filed under the New Jersey Law…
Read moreMatthew Schorr has joined the faculty of Rutgers Law School
Congratulations are in order! Matthew Schorr has joined the faculty of Rutgers Law School in Camden, NJ as an Adjunct Professor. He will be teaching a class in Alternative Dispute Resolution for the fall semester.
Read moreUniversity of Pennsylvania Police Officer Prevails in Appeal Over Shaving His Beard
It’s been more than a year since University of Pennsylvania police officer Joseph Lewis lost his lawsuit against the school, but fortunately that was not the end of his story. The case centered on a requirement imposed by the university’s police department that its officers all be clean shaven. Mr. Lewis suffers from a condition…
Read moreNew Law Provides Added Protections for New Jersey Medical Marijuana Users
In January of 2010, the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act was passed, officially decriminalizing the use of medical marijuana in the state. Though the law provided important protections for seriously ill state residents whose doctors had recommended the use of medical marijuana, it also clearly carved out a way for employers to reject…
Read moreTwo New Jersey Restaurants Pay the Price for Sexual Harassment
Two different New Jersey restaurants have settled with former employees after each found themselves accused of allowing sexual harassment in the workplace. Each agreed to pay the injured ex-employee $20,000, and each will introduce mandatory employee training programs designed to prevent harassment in the future. The two settlements were announced by New Jersey Attorney General…
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