With cell phones increasingly used to record high quality video and audio of people in public, it's important to know the extent of the right to record them. While it's generally OK to record others, there's point where the right of privacy puts up a "stop sign."New...
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...
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...
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...
The Consumer Fraud Act ("CFA") gives consumers the right to sue sellers of goods, services, or real estate if they have engaged in deceptive marketing practices. To bring a claim under the CFA you have to prove three things: 1) the existence of an "unlawful act;" 2)...
Elizabeth Smith collaborated on this article. She is the Social Media Consultant to , and recieved her BA in English from Montclair State University. Sayreville. What used to be known as a pastoral, central Jersey town has now been...
Unfortunately, the topic of domestic violence has once again been thrust into the media spotlight. More than likely, our readers will push the issue to the back of their minds and think "that's terrible but it will never happen to me or anyone I know." You may be...
Divorce introduces a massive change in dynamic to any family as well as the lives of children of every age. Younger children tend to become more dependent from divorce while older children and adolescents tend to accelerate their own independence. According to...
School bullying is a serious problem. Children who are victims of bullying suffer from low self-esteem, difficulty in trusting others, aggression, difficulty controlling anger, and isolation. To combat this problem, the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act was...
Generally, private section employers are not required to pay employees for sick days. In New Jersey, there is no law that requires that. However, there has been a small movement in cities across the country to require certain businesses to pay their workers for sick...
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