Posts by Hanan Isaacs
Lesbian Couple Fights Morality Clause in Divorce Decree
New Jersey parents who are newly divorced or are going through a divorce may be concerned about their children spending time with their former spouse’s significant other. In this day and age, exposing a child to a parent’s new boyfriend or girlfriend is not as taboo as it used to be, however parents who have…
Read MoreNew Jersey Assembly Passes Amended Social Media Privacy Bill
Earlier this month in this Princeton Employment Law Blog, we noted that Gov. Chris Christie issued a conditional veto of a bill that would bar employers from requesting access to their employees’ social media accounts. The New Jersey Assembly has now taken Christie’s recommendations into account and voted Monday to send the bill back to…
Read MoreNJ Assembly Wants Leave Rights for Victims of Domestic Violence
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a memo to employers last year outlining their responsibilities when it comes to employees who are victims of domestic violence. The EEOC warned employers that while discrimination against victims of domestic violence is not expressly outlawed by federal law, employers might violate the Americans with Disabilities Act or…
Read MoreInternational Child Abduction Prevention Bill is Reintroduced
“Does the word parental in front of kidnapping make it less of a crime?” This is a question that was recently asked by a Rutherford, New Jersey, man whose wife fled to Japan, her home country, with their two children in 2008. This man recently testified at a subcommittee hearing of the U.S. House Committee…
Read MoreNew Jersey Whistle-blower Receives Award in Fraud Case
A New Jersey whistle-blower is part of a very significant case that was unsealed this week. A Belle Meade man, and former Ranaxby Laboratories Ltd. executive, filed a whistle-blower complaint against the pharmaceutical manufacturer in 2007. The man accused his former employer of defrauding public health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid. It was revealed…
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