The New Jersey Supreme Court has just made life somewhat more difficult for victims of workplace sexual harassment. It decided that in a sexual discrimination lawsuit, an employer can defend itself by claiming that it "exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct...
Month: February 2015
Employment Discrimination – Watch What You Sign Or Be Out Of Time
The New Jersey Supreme Court will review a lower court decision in a case called Rodriguez_v._Raymours_Furniture. There's a lot at stake for both employers and employees.Under the NJ Law Against Discrimination, the statute of limitations (the time for an employee to...
Michael Farhi Receives Preeminent Attorney Rating for 2015
Michael Farhi is pleased and humbled to have received a Preeminent Attorney rating for 2015, giving him the "highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards." The rating, according to Martindale Hubbell, the premier attorney ranking service, is...
Divorce on the Horizon? Better Do a Social Media Review
If you feel a divorce is on the horizon, you should consider "cleaning up" your social media profiles. Unflattering pictures and posts can and will be used against you if there's a custody dispute, or support and division of property issues. If you feel the need to...