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State Employment Law Articles
Report Link No Tortious Interference Where Information Provided to Prospective Employer Was Truthful.Ogletree Deakins - February 13, 2009 The plaintiff, who was terminated for violating company policy, later received an offer of employment from a new employer contingent on a background check. When the prospective employer learned from the prior employer the reason for the plaintiff’s termination, it withdrew the offer. The plaintiff sued his prior employer for, inter alia, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage. Report Link New Law Requires Adoption Agencies to Perform Background Checks for Agency Employees.Ogletree Deakins - January 20, 2009 On December 15, 2008, Governor Corzine signed into law bill S111, which requires all employees of adoption agencies that have been approved, or are seeking approval, by the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) to undergo criminal background and child abuse background checks. Report Link Can a Health Care Employer in New Jersey Refuse to Hire a Smoker?Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC - June 05, 2007 The short answer is, maybe. New Jersey has a law specifically prohibiting discrimination against an employee because the person is (or is not) a smoker. The law provides that "no employer shall refuse to hire or employ any person or shall discharge from employment or take any adverse action against any employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions or other privileges of employment because that person does or does not smoke or use other tobacco products." Aggrieved applicants and employees may sue their employers in court for violating the law. Report Link New Jersey Enacts Ban Prohibiting Smoking in Most Indoor Public Places.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - January 26, 2006 Effective April 15, 2006, New Jersey's Smoke-Free Air Act bans smoking generally in all indoor public places and workplaces, with limited exceptions. The Act places requirements on building owners and operators to ensure compliance with the smoking ban, and employers should take steps to minimize the risk of violating the Act. Report Link Are Agreements to Arbitrate Employment Discrimination Claims Enforceable? (pdf).Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC - November 02, 2005 In Favatella v. Echostar Communication Corp., AAA Case No. 18 160 08393 04 (2005), an
employee brought a claim in New
Jersey State Court against his
former employer, alleging sexual
harassment and a hostile work
environment. The company filed a
motion asking the Court to order
the employee to arbitrate his
dispute pursuant to an Arbitration
Agreement signed by the employee
at the inception of his employment. Report Link Beware of What You Say! New Jersey Employers May Be Held Liable for "Negligent Misrepresentation" by Providing Inaccurate Employment References.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - August 01, 2005 In Singer v. Beach Trading Co., Inc. et al., No. A-1617-04T5 (N.J. App. Div., July 19, 2005), the New Jersey Appellate Division, in a case of first impression, defined the circumstances under which an employer may be held liable for damages as a result of providing an inaccurate and/or false employment reference for a former employee. Report Link New Jersey Supreme Court Advises Employers on Obtaining Binding Arbitration Agreements.Jackson Lewis LLP - February 20, 2003 The New Jersey Supreme Court has offered employers in New Jersey the option of creating binding arbitration agreements by including a provision in an employee handbook or other document distributed broadly to the workforce.
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December 8, 2009 Baker HostetlerPREVENTING HARASSMENT AND OTHER EEO ISSUES AT WORK: IT’S ALL ABOUT RESPECT (AB 1825 COMPLIANCE)Sacramento
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