On March 23, 2016 North Carolina passed a law which essentially requires that transgendered or other individuals must use public restroom facilities only as per their birth certificate gender. It is titled, "Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act." It overrides...
On August 31 st , United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a rule proposal that if put into effect would give the Department Of Homeland Security (DHS) the power to grant parole to eligible foreign entrepreneurs. DHS could then allow...
An October 19 th New Jersey Appeals Court decision confirmed that a custodial parent of a child can't force the noncustodial, largely uninvolved one, to pay toward a child's college expenses if that parent isn't included in the decision making process, and after the...
Earlier this month, a New Jersey Appeals Court agreed with the decision of a lower court judge who awarded $444,000 to the paramour of her deceased former lover. The trial took 24 days. In 1995, the girlfriend, a Ms. Soskina, contributed $20,000 toward the purchase of...
A recent New Jersey Appeals Court decision, Scaccia v. J.M., dealt with a case in which a licensed cosmetic surgeon performed services for in 2007, including rhinoplasty and chin augmentation. The doctor noted that the patient recovered well, and that the surgery was...
New Jersey has long been very protective of the shared equal rights of divorced/separated parents to their children. Under the law (N.J.S.A. 9:2-2), a Court that has authority over the custody and maintenance of children will not allow them to be removed from the...
A recent New Jersey trial court decision reaffirmed the high burden for bringing a claim against an employer for hostile work environment. C.B, a teacher with lupus (an incurable inflammatory disease causing fatigue, joint pain, rash, and fever), brought claims...
A New Jersey Appeals Court recently ruled that a divorced couple's habit of saving the vast majority of their monthly income is a necessary element in calculating alimony.The wife, age 48, filed for divorce in 2010. After a 28 day trial, the judge awarded her $7,600...
Many people assume that the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) only applies to employment and housing issues. But the anti-discrimination law also applies to all business that offer goods, services and facilities to the general public, legally known as a...
Whether it's true or not, people complain about their jobs. They can range from an overbearing boss to low pay. But if you're an employee subjected to intolerable behavior not from a boss but from a customer, then you may have legal recourse. In the recent case of...
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