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Employee Rights Laws 3: Overview of New Jersey Employment Law Statutes
Sunday, August 31, 2008 by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
Federal, state, and local laws create many exceptions to employment at will that give employees significant protection from an unfair or arbitrary termination. This article discusses some of the most important New Jersey employment laws, including the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Civil Rights Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, and the Conscientious Employee Protection Act....
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Employee Rights Laws 2: Other Federal "Wrongful Termination" Employment Laws
Sunday, August 24, 2008 by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
Federal, state, and local laws create many exceptions to employment at will that give employees significant protection from an unfair or arbitrary termination. This, the second part of a four part series, discusses many other important federal “wrongful termination” laws, including the Family & Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and Section 1983....
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Employee Rights Laws 1: Overview of Federal Anti-Discrimination Employment Laws
Monday, August 18, 2008 by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
Federal, state, and local laws create many exceptions to employment at will that give employees significant protection from an unfair or arbitrary termination. This, the first part of a four part series, discusses some of the most important federal anti-discrimination laws, including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Title VII....
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Why You Might Need an Employment Lawyer
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
An employment lawyer may be able to help you before you accept a job offer, during the course of your employment, and after you have been fired or laid off....
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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ("GINA") of 2008. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment....
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Illegal to Discriminate Because of an Abortion
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
On May 30, 2008, in the case of Doe v. C.A.R.S. Protection Plus, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. 2000e, et seq. ("Title VII") protects a woman from discrimination because she had an abortion. The Third Circuit is the federal appellate court that includes the state of New Jersey, as well as Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the Virgin Islands....
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Independent Contractors Protected by Conscientious Employee Protection Act
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
On July 25, 2007, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided two employment law cases that clarified that the Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA") applies to many individuals who have traditionally been considered independent contractors: D'Annunzio v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, 192 N.J. 110 (2007) and Stomel v. City of Camden, 192 N.J. 137 (2007)....
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Supervisors Are Liable for Discrimination
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
On May 28, 2008, the New Jersey Supreme Court made an important ruling that helps to clarify when a supervisor or manager can be held legally responsible for his or her participation in discrimination or harassment under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. § 10:5-1, et seq....
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Proposed Law to Protect Disabled Employees From Discrimination
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
On June 25, 2008, the United States House of Representatives approved an amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA") by a vote of 402 to 17. The ADA is a federal law which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, both in the context of employment and places of public accommodation. Read More
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United States Supreme Court Makes it Easier to Prove Age Discrimination
Saturday, July 19, 2008 by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
On June 19, 2008, in Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, the United States Supreme Court made it easier for employees to prevail in disparate impact claims under the ADEA, by placing an important burden of proof on the employer in disparate impact discrimination cases under the ADEA....
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