Posts by Hanan Isaacs
Overseas Child Custody Case Heads to Supreme Court
As late as next year, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a case at the crossroads of two issues mentioned before on our New Jersey blog: international child removal and child custody cases involving members of the armed forces. These issues can be particularly difficult to deal with because the law involved is complex and…
Read MoreLegal Planning Can Help Couples Entering Second Marriages
It goes without saying that divorce can bring some exceedingly intense emotions to the forefront. After a time for recovery, however, some people may begin to enter into new relationships. Marriage data show that second or third marriages by either the husband or wife account for 43 percent of all unions. While first-time spouses face…
Read MoreEEOC Reaches Settlement on Pregnancy Discrimination Claim
In a number of prior posts on our New Jersey employment law blog, we have had occasion to note that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits a wide range of discriminatory conduct. We have mentioned that companies cannot base their employment decisions on factors such as an employee’s race, gender or…
Read MoreFuture May Hold Changes to Child Custody Laws for Soldiers
Many members of our nation’s military call New Jersey home. But for a significant number of those soldiers, home is often far away. It goes without saying that extended deployments overseas are difficult, but they can become even more so when a service member must deal with a child custody issue. According to some, family…
Read MoreNew Jersey Bus Driver’s Discrimination Case Sets Precedent
The law prohibits employers from treating workers unfairly because of the religion they observe. But a recent court decision may negatively affect the rights of workers to receive accommodations for their religious beliefs. A panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has sided with New Jersey Transit against one of its…
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