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• New Jersey Employment Lawyers To Present Arguments In Lawsuit Filed By Asbury Park Press To Disclose Settlement Agreement Terms In Sexual Harassment Case.

  New Jersey employment lawyers will present their arguments on Tuesday in a case brought by the the Asbury Park Press to seek disclosure of a confidential settlement agreement between a plaintiff in a sexual harassment…

• Associate Lawyer Creates Website To Disparage Former Employer. New Jersey Employment Lawyer Advises To Offer Severance Agreement With Non-Disparagement Clause To Avoid Problems With Former Associate Lawyers.

  It looks like a group of lawyers from the State of New Jersey may need some advice from an employment lawyer. A former associate lawyer from the law firm of Levinson Axelrod has launched a…

• New Jersey Employment Lawyer Advice On Social Networking Sites.

  Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites are working their way in to employment litigation. Employment lawyers in New Jersey and other states that represent management are cautioning employers on the risks associated with managers…

• New Jersey Employment Lawyer Succeeds In Reversing District Court Ruling That Dismisses Employment Law Case Brought In New Jersey Courts. Employment Agreement Contained A California Choice Of Law Clause.

  An out-of-state company that requires disputes be brought in the home state of the company may not be enforceable under the terms of an employment agreement. In this recent case, Plaintiff Nancy Nuzzi entered into…

• Employment Lawyers In New Jersey Impacted By New Jersey Supreme Court's Ruling In Fee Shifiting Case.

  The Supreme Court of New Jersey issued a ruling Wednesday that defendants can never be awarded counsel fees under the offer of judgment rule in any case in which plaintiffs benefit from a statutory fee-shifting…

• Employees Request For Time Off Is Enough To Invoke Retaliation Provisions Under Federal Family And Medical Leave Act.

  Employment lawyers in New Jersey should take note of yet another change in the law with respect to family leave. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has recently ruled it is not necessary that an…

• Third Circuit Court of Appeals Extends Section 1981 Civil Rights Protections To Independent Contractors Under Federal Employment Laws. Third Circuit's Decision Binding On Employment Law Cases Filed In New Jersey.

  Employment lawyers in New Jersey will need to take a look at this case. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled in a case of first impression that the protection…

• New Jersey Employment Lawyer Argues Before New Jersey Supreme Court That Post-Discharge Conduct Cannot Be Considered A Continuing Violation of New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination.

  On Monday, the New Jersey Supreme Court was asked to put a limit on the ability of a fired employee to sue for discrimination based on the employer's post-discharge conduct. The New Jersey Supreme Court…

• Second Circuit Rules That An Employer May Be Held Liable For Contractor Age Bias.

  An employer may be held liable for discrimination by third parties, including independent contractors authorized by the employer to make hiring decisions on its behalf, a federal appeals court held last week. Although this decision…

• New Jersey Supreme Court To Decide Whether Press Is Entitled To Copy Of Settlement Agreement Between An Employee And Public Entity That Resolves The Employees Sexual Harassment Complaint Filed In THe New Jersey Superior Court.

  Can a settlement agreement which contains a confidentiality clause between a public entity and an individual be kept from the public and remain confidential. This is a question for the New Jersey Supreme Court. Most…