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Employment Law: The Results of Reporting Sexual Harassment are a Crap Shoot
If you’re the victim of workplace sexual harassment, you should file an internal complaint about the incidents. You may dread talking about what you’ve endured, including assaultive behavior, degrading actions, and foul language. You may fear retaliation in response, but the reality is, to best protect your legal and human rights, you must file a…
Read MoreFamily Law: Suicide Doesn’t End Your Obligations Under a Divorce Agreement
An ex-spouse may have any number of financial obligations to his or her former spouse or children. These obligations continue even after death, as long as the deceased’s estate has money that may pay them. In May the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld a claim by the ex-wife of the deceased against his estate due…
Read MoreNJ Employee Fails to Show Retaliation After Complaints of Harassment
Plaintiff Nicole Prager filed a lawsuit against her employer, Joyce Honda, Inc., alleging retaliation and constructive discharge. While working as a receptionist for defendant dealership, Prager claims that a customer harassed her by tugging at her off-the-shoulder shirt and exposing her bra. She promptly complained to management, who reviewed the incident on the security footage,…
Read MoreKeeping N.J. Kids Out of the Crosshairs During a Divorce
As family law attorneys, we’ve guided hundreds of clients and their families through difficult divorces. Here at Kingston Law Group, we work towards the best outcome for everybody involved, especially when it comes to children. When a divorce gets heated, with much conflict between divorcing spouses, too often the children become polarized in the fight…
Read MoreSexual Harassment Can Happen Anywhere, Even in a Judge’s Chambers
No part of society is immune from sexual harassment, including the federal court system. Federal court is where many employment discrimination cases are filed and there are federal judges who may be deciding them who have sexually harassed others. The federal judiciary is starting to track and release information on sexual harassment complaints against judges,…
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