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Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission v. Woods

The Law Against Discrimination (LAD) prohibits workplace discrimination due to protected classes that include sexual orientation. In a case in Washington State with a law similar to the LAD, the case of Seattle's Union Gospel Mission v. Woods considers the interplay of sexual orientation and religious observation.  In that case, a job applicant...
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Your Rights as a Whistleblower in New Jersey

Those who voice their concerns over the unlawful activities of their employer are protected under the law. After all, these whistleblowers are trying to help ensure that those illegal activities are properly reported and come to an end. When employers comply with the law, the general public benefits. When they don’t, we...
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Nationwide Non-Compete Ban May Be On the Horizon

Many states have grappled with the enforceability of non-compete agreements. Non-compete agreements are clauses in employment contracts that restrict an employee from working for competing businesses during employment or for a period of time after their current employment ends. Generally, to be enforceable, state courts require that restrictions...
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How to File a Wrongful Termination Claim

Most employees in the U.S. are considered to be “at will.” In fact, in every state except Montana, the default worker classification is at will. An at will employment relationship means an employee can leave a job at any time and an employer can terminate the employment relationship at any time, for...
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age discrimination protections

Age Discrimination Protections

Age discrimination can refer to discriminating against a person because they are either older or younger than others. Either way, age discrimination can put employers in serious hot water. You see, there are protections in place at both the federal and state level to protect employees from experiencing age discrimination in...
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Disparate Treatment Versus Disparate Impact Discrimination

Both Federal and New Jersey state law prohibits employment discrimination based on certain protected classes and characteristics. Discriminatory employment practices come in many shapes and sizes. The impacts of discriminatory employment practices also take different forms. For instance, there is disparate treatment and there is disparate impact in employment discrimination. Let’s...
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What are Reasonable Accommodations?

Under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD), employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees. Should an employer fail to provide such reasonable accommodations, the employee may be able to bring a disability discrimination lawsuit. To do so, the employee must be able to demonstrate that they have a...
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