New Jersey’s Requirement for Employers to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Disabled Employees New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit discrimination because of an employee’s disability. New Jersey civil service law also prohibits discrimination because of an employee’s disability. These laws require…
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New Jersey Employment Law Decision Addresses When Commissions Are Part of “Wages” for New Jersey Wage Payment Law
New Jersey wages are governed by a set of laws: the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, the Wage Collection Law, the Wage Theft Act, and the Wage Payment Law. These New Jersey employment laws govern the amount and timing of wages owed to New Jersey employees. A New Jersey…
New Jersey Employment Law Protecting Temporary Workers Survives Challenge in Federal Appeals Court
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which hears appeals from federal district courts in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and the United States Virgin Islands, recently rejected a challenge to the New Jersey Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights in the case of New Jersey Staffing Alliance vs.…
New Jersey Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Prohibitions Examined by Appeals Court
New Jersey employment law prohibits both disability discrimination and retaliation against an employee who objects to disability discrimination. A New Jersey appeals court examined both situations in the case of Algozzini vs DGMB Casino LLC, d/b/a Resorts Casino Hotel. The Explosion Bart Algozzini was director of slot operations at…
United States Supreme Court Explains What an Employee Must Show to Prove That She Has Been Harmed by Gender Discrimination
Federal and New Jersey employment law both prohibit discrimination because of an employee’s gender. The United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in the case of Muldrow v. City of Saint Louis establishes what employees must prove to have a viable lawsuit for gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil…
New Jersey Tenure Certificate Revocation or Suspensions Not Barred by Earlier Tenure Charge Arbitration, Appeals Court Says
Background Employment as a teacher and in many other New Jersey public school positions requires that the employee hold a certificate to work in their positions. However, under certain circumstances, these certificates can be suspended or revoked, rendering the employee ineligible to work in their chosen profession. The New Jersey…
New Jersey Supreme Court Gives Tenure Hearing Arbitrators Expansive Powers to Fashion Appropriate Discipline Short of Termination
Arbitrators make the final decision in hearings on tenure charges. Appeals are limited. However, the scope of their powers to fashion appropriate discipline was open to question. As I wrote last year, the Appellate Division of New Jersey’s Superior Court ruled in the case of Sanjuan v. School District of…
New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Applies to Mergers
A recent New Jersey employment law decision in the case of Rosemary Beneduci vs. Graham Curtin, P.A. addressed when failing to offer an employee of one business entity a job with a second when the two merge constitutes an illegal employment practice under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination. While the…
Appellate Division Demonstrates Why It Makes Sense to Pursue Civil Service Disciplinary Appeals
Appellate Division Demonstrates Why It Makes Sense to Pursue Civil Service Disciplinary Appeals. New Jersey civil service employees have protections which other employees do not. The heart of this is the opportunity to appeal major discipline imposed by their employers. A recent New Jersey appellate decision in the case of…
New Jersey Supreme Court Decision on Classification of Workers is a Cautionary Tale for Employers
Independent Contractors versus Employees Under New Jersey Employment Law Under New Jersey employment law, the classification of a worker as an employee or independent contractor has significant ramifications for both the employer and employee, including the ability of the employer to shift the cost of insurance, payroll taxes and benefits…