By Neil H. Deutsch | Published September 12, 2013 | Posted in Discrimination | Tagged Tags: employment law, LAD, Law Against Discrimination | Comments Off on New Jersey Supreme Court Allows LAD Suit with No Victim
New Jersey Supreme Court Allows LAD Suit with No Victim
The goal of state and federal anti-discrimination and harassment laws has always been to discourage these practices by making harassers and their employers liable to the victims for the harm they cause. A recent N.J. Supreme Court decision, however, has allowed a claim under the state’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) in which there was no Read More
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In the context of employment discrimination law, the federal statutes on the subject — the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, etc. — tend to get the most attention while the parallel state laws fall by the wayside. Employees in New Jersey, however, enjoy the protection of Read More
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