Accommodating Your Religious Beliefs on the NJ Job: How Does it Work?

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The courts giveth and taketh away when it comes to employers reasonably accommodating your constitutional rights to freely exercise religious beliefs and practices. While there are broad protections “on paper”, nonetheless, as a practical matter and depending on the circumstances, an employer may be able to show they’ve done all they’re required to do under…

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NJ Divorce and Estate Planning – Perfect Together

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Divorce, death, and disability are things most folks don’t want to speak or think about. When we jump out of bed in the morning, we are energized to tackle things other than these issues. Yet most of us want order and predictability in our lives — and that’s what divorce coupled with estate, financial, and…

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Can Emojis Lead to a Sexual Harassment Case?

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Emojis and emoticons are cartoon characters used in digital messages to show facts and express feelings or opinions. Depending on the context, they can be happy, angry, and possibly sexually suggestive. Can emojis be used to sexually harass you? With a broad and sick enough imagination, a harasser could do that, but whether it would…

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NJ Child Custody: May the Judge Consider Where You Live?

A child custody order can turn on many issues, including those related to a parent’s home location. If the parents can’t work out a custody agreement, a judge will decide the case based on the child’s best interests. A judge has broad discretion over making this determination, and location may be a factor that can…

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Creating the Ties that Bind: What Makes an Employment Contract Enforceable?

Employment contracts historically were limited to highly paid, upper management employees. Both sides were sophisticated and wanted something more than a “handshake” deal. Now employment contracts for employees at all levels are common. Employers seek to add more and more limits on what employees can do during and after their employment — and a contract…

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