Samuel J Samaro

August 17, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Very sophisticated adjudicatory authorities cannot even agree on what an 'employee' is. But we have adopted a legal scheme that subjects a business owner to being labeled a fraudster if she guesses wrong.

By Samuel J. Samaro

7 minute read

November 11, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

In this era of per curium opinions and the predictable life cycle of a case from birth to split baby, it can be hard to find inspiration. As a corrective, or maybe just a nostalgic interlude, I offer the odyssey of one Rudolph Eisner, solo practitioner.

By Samuel J. Samaro

6 minute read

October 11, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

OP-ED: Statistically speaking, what are the odds of becoming a Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?

By Samuel J. Samaro

5 minute read

October 16, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

OP-ED: A lot of important guidance is lost every year, and parties are receiving less appellate process than they deserve.

By Samuel J. Samaro

7 minute read

March 26, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

By Samuel J. Samaro

11 minute read

November 04, 2005 | Law.com

New Jersey's Supreme Court has ruled that an employer's refusal to extend leave for a woman experiencing complications from pregnancy didn't violate the state's Law Against Discrimination. It reached that conclusion by limiting its analysis to whether the employer's action constituted disparate treatment discrimination or created a disparate impact. The court, says Samuel Samaro, missed the real issue, of whether the plaintiff was disabled under the LAD and entitled to a leave as a reasonable accommodation.

By Samuel J. Samaro

10 minute read

November 04, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

New Jersey's Supreme Court has ruled that an employer's refusal to extend leave for a woman experiencing complications from pregnancy didn't violate the state's Law Against Discrimination. It reached that conclusion by limiting its analysis to whether the employer's action constituted disparate treatment discrimination or created a disparate impact. The court, says Samuel Samaro, missed the real issue, of whether the plaintiff was disabled under the LAD and entitled to a leave as a reasonable accommodation.

By Samuel J. Samaro

10 minute read

October 17, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that an employer's refusal to extend leave for a pregnant woman experiencing complications did not violate of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

By Samuel J. Samaro

10 minute read