Posts by Hanan Isaacs
Third Circuit to NJ Employees: Some Non-Compete Agreements Will Come Back to Bite You
After six years of service, Jordan Lynch and John Halpin decided to leave their sales positions at ADP and go to work for a direct competitor, Ultimate Software Group. ADP sued the former salesmen for soliciting current and prospective customers. ADP asked the federal court to enforce the non-compete agreement that Lynch and Halpin accepted in exchange…
Read MoreSecond Jersey Nuptials in the Catholic Church: “How do I Get an Annulment?”
The winds of recent change in the Catholic Church have stirred congregants’ faith about remarrying in the church. Remarriage after divorce has long been considered a sin under traditional Catholicism, unless one of the spouses has died or the marriage has been annulled. An annulment is effected through a court procedure that dissolves the marriage and…
Read MoreNJ Appeals Court Voids Jury Trial Waiver and $2MM Counsel Fees/Costs Award in Whistleblower Suit
New Jersey public policy is undergoing a period of significant retrenchment on employer-employee contract interpretation, producing seismic effects in day-to-day negotiation, litigation, and arbitration of employment law cases in our State. You may recall our blog post dated October 11, 2016, regarding the New Jersey appellate courts’ insistence that, for employers to enforce contract provisions, asserted…
Read MoreDo Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Payments Affect NJ Child Support Obligations?
New Jersey law requires both parents to provide child support, which is calculated under the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines (CSG). Child support obligations for most middle income couples are generally based on the income of each party, the alimony one party may pay to the other, and the amount of overnights each party spends…
Read MoreN.J. Supreme Court to Whistleblowing State Trooper: Keep $500K of Jury’s Damages Award
The NJ Supreme Court has reinstated a partial jury verdict awarding a State Police sergeant half a million dollars over claims the statewide police force discriminated against him. The Justices’ action ends over 10 years of litigation for veteran trooper Brian Royster, who filed claims of civil rights violations and whistleblower retaliation against the NJ State…
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