New Jersey has recently joined many other states across the nation in taking a serious look at state sexual harassment laws. In September of 2019, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, a part of the Attorney Generals' office, hosted three hearings across the state....
Month: March 2020
DIVORCE MEDIATION – A BETTER WAY OUT?
To provide our readers with more information about divorce mediation, which we suggest be looked at as an alternative to long and expensive divorce litigation I interviewed mediator Ira C. Kaplan of Hackensack.Law Offices of Ira C. Kaplan, P.C190 Moore Street, Suite...
A Principal Filming Students on His Personal Cell Phone – Is that OK?
What happens when your child's school is not taking appropriate measures to protect his or her personal information? In one Central New Jersey school, the principal and teachers take pictures and videos of students and post them to social media pages such as Twitter. ...
The Right Way to Decide Employee Benefits
The recent New Jersey Appeals Court case of Liranzo v. Morales Auto Repair & Junior Morales took another look at what was required to decide how the Workers' Compensation Law applies to an injured worker.The Workers' Compensation Law gives a person the right to...
Stalking of Women – Some Judges Still Don’t Get It
The common definition of stalking generally includes, very simply, unwanted contact and/or surveillance by one person or group of another person. Under New Jersey law, the crime of stalking as defined by the Anti-stalking Law and is more complex. Under the...
A CONTRACTOR CAN BEAT A HOMEOWNER IN COURT – READ WHY
A recent New Jersey Appeals Court case called Woodstone LLC v. Treacy found that a builder who substantially performed the work in a contract can recover all money due. A trial court judge awarded the builders $33,323.20 for the work they did for homeowners, who...