Posted on December 27, 2019 in Civil Rights by Folkman
On December 19, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill entitled the “Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act” or “CROWN Act”, which amends the Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) and prohibits discrimination in the workplace and schools based on hairstyle or texture that is attributed […]
Posted on October 3, 2019 in Employment Discrimination by Paul Jensen
What Is Age Discrimination in Employment? In 1967, to combat the problem of age discrimination in employment, Congress passed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). The ADEA was enacted in order “to ensure that hiring decisions are based on objective evaluations of individuals’ potential for job performance, rather than […]
Posted on February 26, 2019 in Employment Discrimination by Paul Jensen
In Hewitt v. BS Transportation of Illinois, LLC, et al., No. 18-712, 2019 WL 199900 (E.D. Pa. January 11, 2019), a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that an employer may be held liable for harassment by a non-employee under Title VII. The plaintiff in the case, Carl Hewitt, brought numerous […]
Posted on October 22, 2018 in Employment Discrimination by Folkman
In a precedential opinion, the New Jersey Appellate Division found that an arbitration agreement was invalid where it failed to designate an arbitration forum and process for conducting the arbitration. In Flanzman v. Jenny Craig, et al., Docket No. A-2580-17T1, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit alleging age discrimination and retaliatory […]