by Marvin Schuldiner | May 19, 2017 | Labor and Employment
Employment attorney Robin Shea published an excellent article over at the Employment & Labor Insider blog entitled 9 traits of a bang-up workplace investigation. In my EEOC and NJ LAD mediations over the years, I have seen a number of poorly executed...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Aug 1, 2016 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation
Update (4/7/2017): The 7th Circuit issues an 8-3 en banc decision reversing the district court ruling dismissing the case. ……. I’ve written previously about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) attempts to expand existing...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 21, 2016 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
In December, I wrote about a case where a person was fired presumably because he was getting divorced and having an affair with a co-worker. The plaintiff sued under the NJ Law Against Discrimination (LAD), his case was dismissed by the trial court and reverse on...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 15, 2016 | Lawsuits
Today, the New Jersey Supreme Court Issued a decision in Rodriguez v. Raymours Furniture Company, Inc. This is a case of first impression and answers the question whether an employer can contractually limit the filing period for a claim under NJ’s Law Against...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 28, 2016 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
Traditionally, the “American Rule” has prevailed in New Jersey, meaning each side pays their own legal fees in a lawsuit. (This is contrasted with the “British Rule” where the loser of the litigation pays all fees.) There are public policy...
