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Is a Volunteer Firefighter an Employee Entitled to the Protections of the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA)?
Volunteers Are Not Protected by CEPAThe Plaintiff, a volunteer firefighter, appealed the Court’s decision granting summary judgment dismissing his claims against the Colts Neck Volunteer Fire Co.. Plaintiff claimed that he had a valid cause of action under the…
N.J. Supreme Court Affirms Indictment of Woman Who Took Confidential Student Records in an Alleged Employment Discrimination Action
In a recent decision, New Jersey v. Saavedra, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed an indictment of Defendant for official misconduct and unlawful taking of public documents from the North Bergen Board of Education (“the Board’). By way of background, …
Employer Fails to Meet Required Standards for Psychological Fitness-For-Duty Exam
The Appellate Court ruled for the first time in NJ that it was a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act to order an employee to undergo a psychological fitness for duty examination without objective credible evidence that an exam …
E-Mail Protected from Attorney-Client Privilege Despite Prior Disclosure
In Hedden v. Kean University, et al., a recent published decision of the Appellate Division, the Court held that an e-mail from the University’s head women’s basketball coach to the University’s general counsel was protected from disclosure by the…NJ Law Against Discrimination Amended to Provide Additional Protections to Pregnant Women
On January 21, 2014, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed into law an amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) which provides additional protections for pregnant women. The law adds a stipulation not typically found in pregnancy discrimination…Appellate Division affirms dismissal of claim under NJ Law Against Discrimination where plaintiff ignores legal process and discovery requirements.
In Ewa Fik-Rymarkiewicz vs. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, et al., a recent unpublished decision of the Appellate Division, the court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint with prejudice due to plaintiff’s continuous failure to supply information…Court Rules Reinstatement to Former Position Necessary to Avoid Irreparable Harm
In Ellis v. Ethicon, a New Jersey Federal District Court Judge ruled on September 21, 2010 that Ethicon was required to reinstate Plaintiff to her position from which she was removed several years earlier. Following a trial in which the…Service Dog and Peanut Allergy
Richard Flaum, a partner in the firm, has settled a federal lawsuit
he brought on behalf of the parents of a 6th grade boy with a severe peanut allergy
that was filed in response to a school district’s refusal…U.S. Supreme Court adopts the “cat’s paw” theory of liability in an employment case.
In a decision that may have wide ranging impact on New Jersey employment practice the U.S. Supreme Court adopted the “cat’s paw” theory of liability under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), a statute designed to protect…- Copyright 2015, All Rights Reserved.
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