The New Jersey Supreme Court has made a ruling that may indicate that it is reshaping its views to become more sympathetic to plaintiffs suing for hostile-workplace discrimination.
The ruling in Shepherd and Saylor v. Hunterdon Developmental Center, A-15-01, states that the two-year statute of limitations under the Law Against Discrimination starts with the last hostile act – not when the plaintiff first complains of hostility – and that the clock starts running anew with each discrete allegation of harassment.
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