You may recall, in 2019, this blog post reported New Jersey’s Appellate Division joined courts that found an employee may be able to state a disability discrimination claim against an employer who takes an adverse employment...more
In the era of #MeToo, the gag order (legally speaking, non-disclosures or confidentiality clauses) has come under attack as a tool that silences victims and is responsible for compounding the damage to victims by keeping them...more
They say the only thing in life that is constant is change, and we certainly saw that in 2019. This was a big year for change in employment law as legislators, courts, and regulators, shaped the workplace to reflect societal...more
12/9/2019
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Seating ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Wal-Mart
In the latest salvo in an evolving legal issue, a federal court in Arizona ruled against Walmart in a recent lawsuit for terminating an employee who possessed a valid medical marijuana card after a drug test of the worker...more
Ever since the use of properly prescribed medical marijuana became legal in New Jersey, Courts have grappled with reconciling state and federal laws protecting employees from disability discrimination, and employers’ rights...more
4/2/2019
/ Appeals ,
Compassionate Use Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
NJLAD ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Termination