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HR Defense
New Jersey’s Proposed Ban on Height and Weight Discrimination: What Employers Should Know
State and local employment laws continue to evolve in ways that can catch even well‑prepared employers off guard. New Jersey’s latest legislative effort is a good example. A bill pending…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Can a White Employee Sue for Race Discrimination Under the NJLAD Without Any Heightened Burden? The Third Circuit Says Yes.
The Third Circuit just predicted that New Jersey’s “reverse discrimination” rule is incompatible with the NJLAD. Federal courts in New Jersey are no longer applying it. TL;DR: The Third Circuit…
New Jersey Employment Lawyer Blog
Federal Court Allows Claims Against Senior Executives to Proceed in New Jersey Discrimination Case
When you report discrimination at work, it can feel like the people at the top of the corporate ladder are untouchable. A recent federal decision from the District of New…
Employment Law Lookout
Proposed New Jersey Bill Would Lower Harassment Standard and Mandate Anti-Harassment Policy and Training
By Grayson Moronta, Daniel I. Small, and Howard M. Wexler Seyfarth Synopsis: A pending bill in New Jersey’s legislature would significantly lower the standard for establishing harassment claims and require…
Morea Law Blog
New Jersey Employers Must Post the Updated Law Against Discrimination and Family Leave Act Posters
On August 1, 2022, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR), released updated workplace posters for the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) and the New Jersey Family Leave…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
New Jersey’s “Ban” Against Mandatory Arbitration Provisions Suffers Another Setback
Since its enactment in 2019, the ban against mandatory arbitration provisions in employment agreements contained in Section 12.7 of New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) has been on thin ice. …
New York City Law Blog
New Jersey tackling age discrimination
In a recent blog post, we discussed age-related discrimination in the workplace, and the subtle ways in which employers often discriminate against employees based on their age. The New Jersey…
Archer Employment Law
New Jersey Expands Law Against Discrimination with Additional Age Discrimination Protections
(Click here for printable PDF) On Tuesday, October 5th, New Jersey Governor Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill, A681, imposing additional age discrimination protections, which expands the current prohibition…
New Jersey Law Blog
70 is the New 40 – New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Expands Protections to Employees Over the Age of 70
On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that addressed a blind spot in the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination that actually enabled private employers to…
Employment Law Watch
New Jersey expands protections for older workers
By John T. McDonald, Saranne Weimer
On October 5, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (A681) amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) to expand protections for the state’s older workers. While the NJLAD already…