Showing posts with label discrimination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label discrimination. Show all posts
Thursday, May 7, 2026

Arbitration Enforced Despite Language Barrier

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A federal court in New Jersey has compelled arbitration in a case involving a Spanish-speaking employee who alleged disability discriminatio...
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Act Signed into Law by Governor Pat Murphy.

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The New Jersey State Senate concurred with Governor Pat Murphy's recommendations in his  conditional veto  of the temporary workers’ bil...
Thursday, June 30, 2022

Burn Pit Claims: US Supreme Court Allows Veteran to Sue a State Agency for Employment Discrimination

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In a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Breyer, the US Supreme Court reversed a lower court and remanded the case allowing a veteran to sue th...
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Common Law Discrimination Complaint Fatally Flawed

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One of the remedies available to injured workers who have been discharged in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim is a commo...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

NJ Proposal as to Prohibited COVID-19 Related Employment Discrimination

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The Department of Labor and Workforce Development (Department) is extending the comment period for the Proposed New Rules at N.J.A.C. 12:70...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Breast Cancer: California Discriminates Against Women

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The California Applicants’ Attorneys Association (CAAA) joined Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzale z (D-San Diego) for the first ever Women in th...
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Jenny Yang Sworn In as EEOC Commissioner Bipartisan Federal Agency Now at Full Strength

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Jenny R. Yang was sworn in today as Commissioner of the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Yang was nominated by Preside...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Digital Identification: Is Your Employer Going to Take Your Digital Finger Prints, Iris Scans or Face ID

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The technology to digitally capture and store an individual's personal biometric identifiable information is growing at a rapid pace. Em...
Friday, September 14, 2012

Family Responsibilities Discrimination - When An Employer Says No

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An aging workforce creates many new problems including the responsibilities to take care of even older family members. Employers can can be ...
Saturday, May 7, 2011

Worker Alleging Workers Compensation Discrimination Awarded $361,000

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A worker in Minnesota was awarded $361,000 against his employer for being discriminated against for filing a workers' compensation cl...