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State Employment Law Articles
Report Link Single Anti-Gay Comment May Create Hostile Work Environment.Ogletree Deakins - September 10, 2008 Continuing the trend of recent cases which have expressed little tolerance for bigoted comments in the workplace, the Appellate Division held that a single anti-gay remark by a supervisor – who allegedly called her subordinate a “stupid fag” under her breath after an argument – may be enough to create a hostile working environment under the NJLAD, and sent the case back for a trial. The Court found the facts here comparable to those in Taylor v. Metzger, 152 N.J. 490 (1998), where the Supreme Court held that a single racist remark by a supervisor, who called a subordinate “jungle bunny,” could create a hostile working environment. The Kwiatkowski decision follows the decision last month in Cutler v. Dorn, in which the Supreme Court held that anti-Semitic remarks in the workplace were serious enough to create a hostile working environment. Report Link Senate Bill Introduced to Authorize Same-Sex Marriage in New Jersey.Ogletree Deakins - July 03, 2008 A bill introduced in the Senate on June 9 (S1967) and Assembly on June 16 (A2978), the “Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act,” would authorize same-sex marriage in New Jersey and simultaneously would allow clergy to refuse to solemnize same-sex marriages. Report Link New Jersey Now Prohibits Gender Identity Discrimination (pdf).Vedder Price - August 31, 2007 In June 2007, New Jersey amended its Law Against
Discrimination (LAD) to cover “gender identity and
expression.” The LAD now protects individuals who
have or are perceived as having “a gender related identity
or expression . . . not stereotypically associated with a
person’s assigned sex at birth, including transgender
status,” from discrimination in employment, housing,
public accommodation and qualifi cation for loans. Report Link Gender Identity Now a Protected Characteristic in New Jersey.Jackson Lewis LLP - July 18, 2007 Legislation making gender identity or expression a protected characteristic under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("LAD") took effect on June 17, 2007. The law, approved by the state legislature and signed by Governor Corzine last December, makes it illegal for employers and others to discriminate on the basis of gender identity or expression. Report Link New Jersey Civil Union Law And Its Impact On Employers And Individuals.Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC - April 02, 2007 New Jersey's Civil Union Law may have the biggest impact on employment issues, including employee benefits. Report Link Employers Must Comply with New Jersey Civil Union Law.Ogletree Deakins - March 06, 2007 The New Jersey Civil Union Law went into effect on February 19, 2007. New Jersey employers should immediately review their existing personnel and benefit policies and revise them where applicable, as discussed below. Report Link New Jersey Extends Statutory Rights and Protections to Civil Union Partners and Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Expression.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - January 08, 2007 On October 25, 2006, the New Jersey Supreme Court, in its landmark decision in Lewis v. Harris, 188 N.J. 415, ruled that the equal protection guarantee of the state constitution was violated because committed same-sex couples were denied the same rights and benefits accorded to their married heterosexual counterparts. The court held that the State could fulfill that constitutional requirement in one of two ways: either by amending the marriage statutes to include same-sex couples or by enacting a parallel statutory structure by another name, in which same-sex couples would not only enjoy the rights and benefits, but also bear the burdens and obligations, of civil marriage. Report Link Far-Reaching Civil Unions Law Passes in New Jersey.Jackson Lewis LLP - December 27, 2006 New Jersey has enacted a wide-ranging law recognizing same-sex civil unions. The measure puts civil unions on the same legal footing as marriages, and grants couples in civil unions the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as those in traditional marriages, but stops short of declaring the unions to be "marriages." The law, which amends New Jersey's current marriage and related statutes, becomes effective on February 19, 2007. It results from a decision of the State Supreme Court which directed the Legislature to act on the issue. Report Link New Jersey Adds "Gender Identity and Expression" as a Protected Category Under State Civil Rights Law.Jackson Lewis LLP - December 21, 2006 New Jersey has joined the ranks of only a handful of states in adding "gender identity and expression" as a protected category to its primary civil rights law, the "Law Against Discrimination." The amendments to the LAD were enacted on December 19, 2006, and they apply to protect individuals from such discrimination in employment, housing, insurance and other areas. The change to the law becomes effective 180 days after enactment (June 17, 2007). Report Link New Jersey Supreme Court Orders Legislature to Provide Equal Rights and Benefits for Same Sex Couples.Jackson Lewis LLP - December 07, 2006 In a decision of great significance for New Jersey employers, the state legislature has been ordered to guarantee equal rights for same sex couples. The ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court means employers in the state must examine and potentially adjust their employee benefits and policies to insure legal compliance. Report Link New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Leave Rights of Pregnant Employees Under New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - August 01, 2005 In Gerety v. Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort, 2005 N.J. LEXIS 931 (July 25, 2005), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that pregnant employees are not entitled to preferential leave treatment under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD). Report Link Pregnant Employees Entitled Only To Equal, Not Preferential, Leave Rights.Ogletree Deakins - July 27, 2005 The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the sex discrimination provisions of the state’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) do not require an employer to provide pregnant employees more leave than other employees, if the employer applies its medical leave policy in a gender neutral and consistent fashion. According to the Court, “if an employer treats its pregnant employees no differently than comparable non-pregnant employees in need of extended medical leave, then the LAD is not transgressed.” The decision by a narrow 4-3 majority is a significant victory for New Jersey employers and provides long awaited clarification of a murky issue. Report Link New Jersey Domestic Partnership Act Becomes Effective (pdf).Vedder Price - September 17, 2004 The New Jersey Domestic Partnership Act ("DPA")
became effective July 10, 2004. Under the DPA, same-sex
couples where both partners are over age 18, and oppositesex
couples where both partners are over age 62, may
register with the State as Domestic Partners and receive a
Certificate of Domestic Partnership. The impact on
employers who have employees in New Jersey will not be
great, but it is worth noting the following. Report Link New Domestic Partnership Act Affects New Jersey Employers.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - June 02, 2004 The New Jersey Domestic Partnership Act ("the DPA"), which takes effect on July 11, 2004, was enacted to grant same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex couples legal status and many, but not all, of the same rights as legally married couples.
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