The Marriage Equality Act, which went into effect on July 24, 2011, redefines marriage to include partnerships between same-sex couples. The MEA has...
Discrimination
New Jersey Prohibits Practice of excluding Unemployed Individuals in Advertisements for Job Vacancies
Beginning June 2011, New Jersey employers are prohibited from knowingly or purposefully publishing (in print or on the Internet) an advertisement...
EEOC Issues Final Regulations Implementing the ADA
The ADA has a three-pronged definition of disability. An individual alleging an ADA violation only needs to meet one of the definitions of...
EEOC Issues Final Rule on Implementation of The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA)
In November, the EEOC issued its final rule to implement Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The EEOC’s regulations...
Employer Held Liable for Facebook Firing
The NLRA protects the rights of employees to “engage in...concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or...
Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases 2009 Data on Employment Status of Persons with a Disability
On August 25, 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its first release focusing on the employment status of persons with a disability. The...
Governor Paterson Signs New York Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights
On August 31, 2010, Governor Paterson signed into law the New York Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights. The purpose of the law is to “ensure that the...
Supreme Court Upholds “Cat’s Paw” Theory of Employer Liability
Consider the following situation: An employee works for a hospital, during which time he is also a member of the United States Army Reserve. The...
New Jersey Businesses can Sue each other for Sexual Harassment
On January 16, 2010, the New Jersey Appellate Division decided the case of J.T.’s Tire Serv., Inc. v. United Rentals N. Am., Inc., 411 N.J. Super....
EEOC Releases 2009 Statistics
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its 2009 statistics. The 2009 fiscal year saw a total of 93,277 charges filed with the...