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As an in-house whistleblower in NJ, how much legal protection do you actually get?
New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act (“CEPA”) makes employer retaliation against employees who report workplace violations both unlawful and compensable. While CEPA has encouraged employees to come forward when they believe that crimes, fraud, or other legal violations have been committed, a case now before the New Jersey Supreme Court could change all of that.…
Read MoreRace discrimination in the workplace: A painful legacy that is hard to eradicate.
One hundred fifty years after the end of the U.S. Civil War and more than 50 years after Congress passed the historic Civil Rights Act , race discrimination persists in multiple settings, including the workplace. Some readers may be surprised to learn the subtle effects of race-based discrimination in the modern workplace. Sometimes discriminators target co-workers based…
Read MoreSometimes our employment law cases have to go to trial
In our last post we wrote about how mediation and other alternative dispute resolution processes may be used to resolve disputes privately between the parties. Sometimes, cases have to be tried in a court of law. The best approach depends on the specific facts and circumstances of each case. In this post, we will discuss…
Read MoreYou Don’t Say! May NJ Employers Lawfully Reduce Employees’ Time Limits for Lawsuits?
Statutes of limitation restrict the time within which a plaintiff may initiate a legal proceeding. In general, once the statutory period has run, an individual loses the right to file a claim, regardless of its merits. A case that would be good today may become dead and “unbringable” by tomorrow. Proponents argue that without statutes…
Read MoreThinking about a lawsuit? Been sued? You may want to consider mediation.
Most people believe that financial disputes need to be resolved in court. While there are of course situations where a trial is the best approach, this is not always the case. Mediation may be (and often is) a better fit. Our law firm has been active and involved in developing the field of mediation in…
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