A late April appeal decided whether or not a person can prolong fruitless efforts to show that an employer employed fifty people, in order to trigger claims under the Federal Family Leave Act or the New Jersey Family Leave Act. The court said no.Plaintiff Y.M. started...
Year: 2017
Mysterious People & Rude Comments Don’t Equal Unemployment Benefits
An early May Appeals Court decision said that being required to keep performance logs in response to substandard work, a comment alluding to race and the existence of "mysterious people" who ask how you are doing when exiting your office does not amount to a work...
Vacations & Unemployment Benefits Don’t Mix
J.S. appealed pro se (on his own behalf) two June 2015 final decisions by the Board of Review of the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development that dealt with 2 negative unemployment benefits decisions made against him. After the first decision denied benefits,...
Is Revenge In A Divorce Worth The Costs? Duh!
An April 4th appeal involved the conclusion of an incredibly litigious and bitter divorce. Arguing pro se (representing oneself), the Defendant (Appellant) ex-husband challenged the lower court's calculation in its 2013 Final Judgment of Divorce that he ultimately...
Make Sure Your Trustees Are Trustworthy
In 1997, H.L. both created and acted as the trustee of his own irrevocable trust until 2008, when his daughter L.L. assumed the role. H.L. died on January 27, 2012. The trust required that it be used for his benefit during his life, and then special bequests of...
Special Feature – A Look At The Jersey City Anti-Violence Coalition Movement (JCACM)
"J.C.A.C.M. envisions a city where residents are safe to walk the streets with their families and enjoy a high level of comfort and happiness within Jersey City."Co-founded in 2014 by Pamela Nicole Johnson M.P.A., a lifelong public service oriented individual, the...
Contracts 101: What Are The Key Parts Of Any Good Contract?
A contract is often referred to as the only forum where people come together to essentially "make their own law." For the most part this is true, since you are able to make an agreement with any number of parties to achieve a certain result; whether it is a contract...
Courts Do Not Appreciate Deception In Child Custody Cases
"A mother with such concern does not do what she did. She does not elect to place her child in the hands of the person whom she believes is not capable of safely caring for her child just because she has to go on a business trip."A February appeals court found that a...
It’s Not Good To Text/Call Your Ex Hundreds Of Times A Day
A late February appeals court decision confirmed that an ex-girlfriend's several hundred daily texts/phone calls, among other things, is enough for a court to issue a Final Restraining Order on the grounds of harassment. Since defendant admitted to this behavior in...
Six Years Of College Doesn’t Always Mean Six More Years Of Child Support
A February New Jersey Appeals Court decision involving a 23 year old student focused on whether child support must continue beyond four years of college, when a divorce agreement required the children's emancipation at 4 years. The Appeals Court didn't think so.C.G....