Posts by Hanan Isaacs
New Jersey employers could be barred from applicants’ accounts
When New Jersey residents apply for a job, they have the right to be free from discrimination in the hiring process. State and federal laws preclude employers from using factors such as a person’s race, national origin, age or gender to determine whether to hire the applicant. A New Jersey bill making its way through…
Read MoreNew Jersey Has Lowest Percentage of Divorced Adults, Says Census
According to the Census Bureau, 9 percent of adults in New Jersey are divorced. This represents the lowest figure of any state in the country. What is responsible for this statistic? According to a number of experts, the answer lies in the state’s demographic composition. Studies have shown that more marriages tend to last where…
Read MoreVictims of racial harassment prevail on partial summary judgment
On our New Jersey blog, we have mentioned briefly motions for summary judgment in the context of employment discrimination cases. To elaborate further, a motion for summary judgment is a procedural move in a lawsuit that basically asserts that the case can be concluded before it goes to the jury because the facts are so…
Read MoreCourt Gives Mother Custody in International Child Removal Case
Last month, we wrote on an international child custody and removal case that was being presented to the New Jersey Supreme Court. The case is now over and the young child has returned to her mother in Turkey after the state Supreme Court ruled that the stay put in place by the Passaic County Family…
Read MoreNew Jersey Supreme Court orders DNA test in Paternity Case
This week the New Jersey Supreme Court handed down a ruling that could have a significant effect on future divorces, child support actions and paternity disputes. Concisely put, the court held that a father can petition a New Jersey court to order a DNA test where he can demonstrate that there is a “reasonable possibility”…
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