Posts by Hanan Isaacs
Former Steel Plant Employee Wins Racial Discrimination Case
Any form of workplace discrimination can make employees feel small and isolated, reducing once gregarious individuals to somber and taciturn workers. That is one reason why federal and New Jersey laws prohibit that sort of conduct. But one worker at a steel factory unfortunately lost his happy personality after being the victim of repeated racial…
Read MoreNew Jersey Man Faces Domestic Violence Charges After Break-in
The ending of a marriage or a dating relationship can cause emotional tension between the parties. Frustration and anger are not uncommon feelings, but what a party decides to do with those feelings is of great importance. Some former spouses and lovers regrettably translate those emotions into violent physical action, assaulting or intimidating the very…
Read MoreFired Woman Wins Sexual Harassment Case Against Employer
In late 2004, a female employee was working overnight as a janitor for a subsidiary of ABM Industries, the largest janitorial company in the country. She was alone in a room when a supervisor entered and sexually assaulted her. The woman was also subjected to further instances of sexual harassment during her employment there. On…
Read MoreFederal Appellate Court Declares DOMA Provision Unconstitutional
New Jersey is one state that recognizes civil unions for same-sex couples. Six other states, however, recognize the legality of same-sex marriage and two more are prepared to do so pending possible ballot referendums this fall. The national debate over same-sex marriage has been increasing in intensity in recent years, including such issues as the…
Read MoreCourt Enters Summary Judgment in Favor of Wrongfully Fired Man
New Jersey is home to the headquarters of BASF Corporation, which bought another company that recently became the subject of a wrongful termination lawsuit. According to the plaintiff employee, Cognis Corporation–acquired by BASF in 2010–fired him when he declined to accept a continuing employment contract whose terms explicitly precluded him from filing a discrimination lawsuit…
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