The 2015-16 New Jersey Supreme Court term brought unusual agreement among the justices on employment law issues. In the five major decisions discussed below, involving important issues of preemption, contractual modification of statutory provisions and trial evidence, there was not a single dissent or concurrence.
Contractual Shortening the of LAD Limitations Period Unenforceable
In Rodriguez v. Raymours Furniture Co., ___ N.J. ___ (2016), the employer utilized an employment application that required the applicant to agree that if hired he would bring any employment related suit within six months of accrual. The agreement was on the second page of the application in a section entitled Applicant’s Statement and was prominently displayed:
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