New Jersey civil service law and education law provide that employee disciplinary charges can be settled. This applies to New Jersey governmental jurisdictions which are not covered by civil service or education law as well. One of the tools which are sometimes used for these settlements are “last chance agreements.”…
A recent New Jersey employment law decision found that even where harassment is not by a co-employee, her employer may still be liable if the victim worked closely with the harasser in her workplace. Background Kristine Bodner was a certified alcohol and drug counselor employed by the Center for…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…