Posts by Hanan Isaacs
McDonald’s Franchisee Settles Sexual Harassment Claims
New Jersey employees have a right to be free from a hostile work environment. Employers must comply with state and federal laws, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and ensure that their workers are not exposed to sexual harassment. Some employers, however, fail to respond adequately to employee complaints of inappropriate behavior…
Read MoreDebate on Alimony Reform Goes on in New Jersey
Throughout the year, lawmakers in the New Jersey Legislature have been weighing and voting on potential changes to our state’s laws on alimony and child support. Their efforts come at a time when legislators in the Tri-State area have either passed or are considering legislation on the subject. There are two principal bills in the…
Read MoreFormer New Jersey Detectives Win on Age Discrimination Claims
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination was the basis for an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by six former detectives who claimed that superiors required them to retire or simply released them because of their ages. The six plaintiffs won their age discrimination case last week when a jury returned a $2.7 million verdict in their…
Read MoreNew Jersey Court Rules in International Child Custody Case
A few months ago, we mentioned the child custody case involving a New Jersey father’s attempt to return his son to the United States after his wife removed the boy to Brazil and remained there for five years. With the help of federal legislators, the man eventually won custody of his son when a Brazilian…
Read MoreNew Jersey Settles Employee’s Disability Discrimination Claims
A woman had worked as a teacher’s aide in a New Jersey school district for four years when she was informed by letter that she would not be rehired the following year. The letter did not provide any reason why she should not continue in her current position. There was no mention of poor performance,…
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