By: Laura Basset @Huffington Post First Posted: 04/25/11 06:19 PM ET Updated: 06/25/11 06:12 AM ET In New Jersey, it is no longer legal for employers to specify in their job ads that unemployed persons will not be considered. Gov. Chris Christie (R) recently signed a bill that bans overt discrimination against the jobless in print or online — the first legislation of its kind in the United States. Employers would face a penalty of $1,000 for the first offense and $5,000 for subsequent offenses. New Jersey state Rep. Celeste Riley (D-Cumberland), a primary sponsor of the bill, said she became  [ Read More ]

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Frank Steinberg It has never been easy for a plaintiff to prove a claim for the tort of intention infliction of emotional distress, especially one arising out of  the workplace.  Things are not getting any easier for employees.  In Ingraham v. Ortho-McnNeill, decided by the Appellate Division of New Jersey Superior Court on August 25, 2011, the court emphaszied that IIED cases that arise in the workplace are analyzed in exactly the same way as IIED cases that arise in non-employment settings.  Click here for the full opinion. The facts that the plaintiff presented  [ Read More ]

New Jersey recognizes the right of a worker to prepare to compete with his or her employer even while in the employer’s employ, provided the preparation does not involve taking the employer’s confidential and proprietary information and property. However, New Jersey also recognizes that the worker owes a duty of undivided loyalty to act solely for — and in the best interests of — his or her employer. The worker’s right, therefore, does not curtail his duty to his employer, a New Jersey Appellate Division court has confirmed. Baseline Services, Inc. v. Kutz, 2011 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2309 (NJ  [ Read More ]