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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Workers Can't Sue for Alleged Employment Discrimination Over Marijuana Use, 3rd Circuit Rules

“Because New Jersey’s Supreme Court has not addressed this precise issue, we must predict how it would rule,” Judge Arianna J. Freeman said in her dissent. “Fortunately, several New Jersey authorities guide our path. Following that path, I predict that the New Jersey Supreme Court would discern an implied cause of action for failure to hire in violation of CREAMMA.”
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The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Awards $200K in Attorney Fees Following $80K Employment Discrimination Award

"Taking an employment discrimination case to trial is labor-intensive and entails a lot of risk for both the employee and counsel," the plaintiff's attorney said.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Union Leader Awarded $662K Judgment Against Employer in Decade-Old Wiretap Suit

"The lesson is, in New Jersey, unions have the right to elect leadership who will represent you, and it's a civil rights violation when you're retaliating against somebody for doing so," plaintiffs lawyer Charles Sciarra said.
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Corporate Counsel

Employers Scramble to Get Immigration Records in Order Ahead of Trump Crackdown

"To be honest, you're cutting it close on time if you haven't already looked at it because the new administration is right around the corner," Littler Mendelson shareholder Jorge Lopez said.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

How the Trump II Administration Can Combat Antisemitism

The second Trump Administration has a unique opportunity to combat antisemitism by taking a multifaceted, whole-of-government approach.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'You're Stuck With It': $15M 'Phantom Stock' Judgment Granted

The judgment from Superior Court Judge Thomas LaConte of Passaic County follows seven days of arbitration with Michael Young of JAMS, who found that Fisk Holdings violated the covenant of good faith and fair dealing in trying to cheat its chief financial officer out of the full value of her award.
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Law.com

Lawyers Weigh 'Right to Disconnect' During Remote Work

Employers should consider establishing ground rules for after-hours communications before lawmakers enact their own regulations of that issue, one employment lawyer said.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Workers’ Compensation Appeals and New Procedure for Appeals to Superior Court in Georgia

Effective July 1, the appellate procedure outlined in State Board Rule 105(a) governing the filing of a petition for review with the superior court changed.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'It's Like They Lynched You:' Law Professor's Discrimination Claim Reaches High Court

Southern Methodist University wants a U.S. Fifth Circuit question answered by barring common law defamation claims.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

New Teeth for Anti-SLAPP Statute? Absolute Immunity for Union Grievance Proceedings

The Appellate Court held that the defendant’s statements made during the grievance proceedings were quasi-judicial and were protected by absolute immunity.
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