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Stengart Strikes Again: Liability Under New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination May Extend To High-Level Executives, Officers And Parent Companies
After the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an important ruling on workplace privacy in Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc. in March 2010,1 it is no surprise that this high-profile litigation has generated another important decision for employers. On November 4, 2010, Judge Estela De La Cruz of...
Read MoreAmendments To NJ Family Leave Act Regulations
We write to alert your readers to important changes in New Jersey state regulations that impact employees' right to family and medical leaves. Both federal and state law are implicated in determining an employee's ability to take protected time off from work for a family or medical leave. On the...
Read MoreBurden For Sexual Harassment Plaintiffs To Obtain Emotional Distress Damages, Impose Individual Liability, And Have Plaintiff's Attorney's Fees Awarded
On August 9, 2004, in Tarr v. Ciasulli, the New Jersey Supreme Court released its ruling on the first case in the state to determine the meaning of "aiding and abetting" with regard to individual employee liability under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("NJLAD"). The Court ruled on the...
Read MoreSarbanes-Oxley Strikes . . . . The First Whistle Has Been Blown
When the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the "Act" or "Sarbanes-Oxley") was enacted in 2002, it was inevitable the day would arrive when an employee would attempt to use the Act's whistleblower provisions against his publicly-traded employer. Although New Jersey's Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA...
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