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. ...
Year: 2020
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...
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...
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...
What Landlords Need to Know About Security Deposits
By Sadayah Q. DuRant The reason for the Security Deposit Act (SDA) or NJSA 46:8-19 to 26, is to protect tenants from overreaching landlords who seek to defraud them by diverting rent security deposits to their own use. The SDA, while helpful to...
Employees Can Be Eligible For Unemployment When An Employer Changes the Conditions of Employment
New Jersey's Unemployment Compensation Law provides financial assistance to eligible workers suffering the distress and dislocation caused by unemployment. This law, also known as the Workers Compensation Act, was created to provide some income for the worker earning...

