By Bruce Atkins | Published January 16, 2026 | Posted in Discrimination | Tagged Tags: discrimination, Employment, NJLAD | Comments Off on NJ Adopts New Regulations on Disparate Impact Discrimination
NJ Adopts New Regulations on Disparate Impact Discrimination
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) stands as one of the strongest civil rights statutes in the country, protecting workers from bias based on diverse characteristics. One type of prohibited action is disparate impact discrimination, which occurs when a facially neutral policy disproportionately harms members of a protected group, such as people of a Read More
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Disputing Employers’ “Undue Hardship” Claims in Religious Accommodation Cases
New Jersey law prohibits employers from discriminating based on an employee’s religion. Employers must make reasonable accommodations for an employee’s religious observance or practice unless the employer can demonstrate that doing so would result in an undue hardship to the operation of their business. This provision is meant to balance the rights of employees to Read More
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NJ Bill Would Make It Easier to Prove Hostile Workplace Sexual Harassment
A bill pending in the New Jersey Legislature is aimed at lowering the standard for proving hostile workplace sexual harassment under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). If passed, Assembly Bill 2443 would codify the definition of hostile workplace sexual harassment as conduct that occurred because of a person’s sex and which a reasonable Read More
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NJ Appeals Court Expands Scope of Discrimination Law’s Ministerial Exception
State and federal laws protect employees from discrimination on account of their religion or other protected personal characteristics. However, there is a major exception. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2012 ruled that the First Amendment’s Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses prevent courts from applying anti-discrimination laws to religious organizations hiring or firing ministers. For example, Read More
Read MoreHow Can You Prove a Case of Sexual Discrimination at Your Job?
Federal and state laws prohibit workplace discrimination based on sex, gender and orientation, requiring employers to treat everyone equally when it comes to interviewing, hiring, paying, promoting, disciplining and firing. Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act and New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) also give victims of discrimination the ability to hold employers Read More
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Neil H. Deutsch has been practicing law for over 35 years and is known as a skilled negotiator in employment and discrimination law. He believes in a bottom-line approach of risk analysis and cost effectiveness for his clients. "Case evaluation is something we take seriously," says Mr. Deutsch who seeks top net dollar for his…
Bruce L. Atkins is the Senior Managing Partner at Deutsch Atkins & Kleinfeldt P.C., a prominent plaintiff employment law firm in the tri-state area. Mr. Atkins believes employees’ rights should be aggressively pursued when they’ve been wrongfully dealt with by their employers. He brings this philosophy to his practice when considering each case and its…
Adam J. Kleinfeldt joined Deutsch Atkins & Kleinfeldt, P.C. in March of 2015. He primarily represents individuals in employment litigation such as discrimination, retaliation and whistle blowing matters. He has extensive experience in all phases of the litigation process. Adam has obtained significant results for his clients, including a $525,000 jury verdict in a sexual…
Debra M. McGarvey joined Deutsch Atkins & Kleinfeldt, P.C. in December 2019. She has extensive experience defending employees and employers in state and federal court in employment litigation matters. She has represented clients on various issues arising out of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD), the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), the…
Carly Skarbnik Meredith, Esq. is a Partner at the firm. Carly has focused her career exclusively in the field of employment law. She has a plethora of experience representing both employees and employers with their employment issues, needs, and concerns. She believes representing both employees and employers has made her an extremely well-rounded client advocate.…
