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“As a Transgender Person, May I Adopt a Child in NJ?”
Trans (or not) has no bearing on your ability or right to adopt a child in New Jersey. Some states show an overt bias against transgender Americans, but that’s not the case for New Jersey adoption candidates. In New Jersey, you have equal rights to adopt. Kingston Law Group attorneys have more than six (6)…
Read MoreNew Jersey Law Prohibits Employer Retaliation Against Employees Who Do the Right Thing
Transit police often tell the public, “If you see something, say something!” This encourages reporting of activities that may threaten public safety. The New Jersey Legislature said the same thing many years ago with its nation-leading Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA). Thanks to this state law, if you stand up against or report illegal workplace…
Read MoreInterfering With Someone Else’s NJ Business Opportunities Could Get You Sued
Tortious interference with a business relationship is the fancy legal term for causing someone to lose out on a business opportunity. If there’s enough evidence to support such a claim, you could be sued and forced to pay the alleged victim what they lost because of your actions. Parties in these cases could be individuals…
Read MoreFirst Amendment Meets NJ Prevention of Domestic Violence Act: Society Won But Defendant Did Not
Underlying Facts EH vs. KH is an unpublished 2020 Appellate Division opinion in which this office represented Edward (not his real name), the husband, against Erlina (not her real name), the wife. This was Edward’s appeal from the trial court’s entry of a Final Restraining Order against him, in which the trial court found Edward…
Read MoreYour NJ Employer May Have a Much Tougher Time Stopping You from Working for a Competitor Post-Termination
There are many bills proposed in the New Jersey legislature every year. Very few become law, but if Assembly Bill No. 1650 makes that journey, non-compete agreements between employers and employees would be more employee-friendly.It would strongly limit New Jersey employers’ ability to stop you from working for a competing business or starting your own.…
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