What can an employer do when its employee accesses data in a way that violates company policy? In the past, one avenue for relief was the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a federal statute that creates the potential for...more
9/8/2025
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Civil Liability ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Liability ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Unauthorized Access ,
Van Buren v United States
Last week’s decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Morgan v. Allison Crane & Rigging LLC, stands as a reminder to employers to exercise caution in how they navigate accommodating employees with temporary medical...more
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) held today that the ban on sex discrimination in the federal employment law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, covers employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or...more
6/16/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
On July 9, 2019, the New Jersey Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving whether an employee can state claim against an employer under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) for failing to accommodate...more
7/25/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Appeals ,
Compassionate Use Act ,
Defamation ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
NJ Supreme Court ,
NJLAD ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reversal
On March 27, 2019, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings Inc. reversed the dismissal of an action under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) alleging failure to accommodate...more
This week, in Marilyn Flanzman v. Jenny Craig Inc. et al., No. A-2580-17, a panel of the Appellate Division found that an arbitration provision between weight loss company Jenny Craig and a former employee was unenforceable...more