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Good news: You don’t have to worry spouse will sue under NJLAD

03/01/2008
Here’s one less thing you have to worry about if an employee files a New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) lawsuit against your organization: That employee’s spouse can’t hitch a ride on the lawsuit express …

Former boxing commish alleges retaliation, says he was fired for speaking out

03/01/2008
Larry Hazzard Sr., former New Jersey Athletic Control Board commissioner, has filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against state Attorney General Anne Milgram. Hazzard says he was fired from his position on the board, which oversees boxing in Atlantic City, for reporting legal and safety-related violations …

NJLAD now requires greater accommodation of religious beliefs

03/01/2008
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination recently was expanded to require employers to reasonably accommodate employees’ sincerely held religious beliefs. Under the new rules, employers must make a “bona fide effort” to accommodate religious practices unless they can show that doing so will pose an “undue hardship” on their businesses …

Sexual harassment settlement not part of the public record

03/01/2008
Monmouth County does not have to dish up the details of its settlement with traffic engineer Carol Melnick over sexual harassment charges, State Superior Court Judge Jamie Perri has ruled …

Wage-and-Hour suits are hot

03/01/2008
Wage-and-hour lawsuits are growing exponentially, according to the fourth Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report from national law firm Seyfarth Shaw …

The NJLAD’s fee-Shifting provision: A ray of hope for employers

03/01/2008

Harassment and retaliation claims are on the rise in workplaces across the country. Some cases are legitimate, but many are not. They’re brought by employees seeking to have a court rule on trivial workplace disputes that have no sufficient factual or legal basis. Now there’s a ray of hope for employers that have been victimized by such frivolous lawsuits …

Winning lawsuit no slam-Dunk when firing follows romance

03/01/2008
You will probably never be able to eliminate the downside risks of sexual relationships at work, no matter how many policies you draft. So what should HR do to prevent turmoil once a relationship has ended? Generally, the best policy is to leave well enough alone …

Even a pay increase can lead to discrimination charges

03/01/2008
Don’t think because an employee receives a raise, he or she can’t sue for discrimination. The fact is, an “inadequate” or “unequal” raise can be the basis of a discrimination lawsuit—if other employees outside the affected employee’s protected class got bigger and better raises …

Candidates who reapply get another chance to file discrimination complaints

03/01/2008
Think time will make a discrimination case go away? Think again. Even if you think a previous complaint has been resolved or run its course, a former applicant or employee who applies for another job can still sue for discrimination if she is again turned down …

No longer adrift: State employment laws may apply on water, too

03/01/2008
Employees who work on Indiana waterways are still protected by some Indiana employment laws. That holds true even if those employees work on a river barge otherwise governed by federal admiralty laws …