On September 21, 2012, Governor Christie signed P.L. 2012, c. 57, which mandates yet another poster in NJ break rooms. Under the new law, employers with 50 or more workers must not only post, but also annually distribute and get signed acknowledgements for, a notice “detailing the right to be free […]
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Oct
2012
Yikes! Another Required Poster is Coming
12
Mar
2012
Employment Law During Lent
When I was growing up in Catholic school, they told us that you couldn’t give up work for Lent. I haven’t checked with the Vatican to see if that’s still true, but I just read a fascinating blog post, “Lent, Catholicism, Religious Accommodations”, discussing the case law on accommodating Catholic […]
Read moreIn a recent case, Allen v. Adecco, Inc., (App. Div. 2011), the New Jersey Appellate Division reemphasized the standards for an effective anti-harassment policies. A crucial element is manager and employee training. Jessica Allen was a temporary employee at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (“UMDNJ”). She alleged […]
Read moreEffective June 1, 2011, New Jersey will have a law that bars employers from advertising that the unemployed need not apply. The new statute, N.J.S.A. 34:8B-1, prohibits an employer from publishing in print or on the Internet a job listing providing that the job qualifications include current employment; that jobless applicants will not be […]
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12
Apr
2011
Meow! Cat’s Paws Lead to Employer Liability
What does a cat’s paw have to do with employment law? Over the past 20 years, a variety of lower federal courts had held employers liable for illegal discrimination based on the discriminatory animus of an employee who influenced, but did not make, the ultimate employment decision. This theory, dubbed […]
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