http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/ en-us 2008-07-02T12:30:13-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2008/07/us_senate_considering_amendments_to_americans_with_disabilities_act.html The U.S. Senate is now considering a bill which will amend the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). The bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives last Wednesday, is designed to make the ADA applicable to more employees. Over the... Discrimination and Harassment Steven Siegler 2008-07-02T12:30:13-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2008/06/rep_andrews_takes_on_transgender_discrimination.html Rep. Rob Andrews, D-N.J., held a hearing on transgender discrimination yesterday in the Capitol, winning praise from gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. This was the first ever congressional hearing on transgender rights. Rep. Andrews called the hearing as Chairman... Discrimination and Harassment Steven Siegler 2008-06-27T15:18:04-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2008/06/discredited_umdnj_dean_alleges_racism_in_lawsuit.html William Wallace, former Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, has filed a lawsuit against the University claiming he was fired in June 2006 for exposing racist hiring practices.... Steven Siegler 2008-06-26T12:09:09-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2008/06/law_requiring_confidentiality_of_social_security_numbers_passed_by_ct_legislature.html In an age of increasing identity theft, the State of Connecticut has become the second state (after Michigan) to pass a law requiring that all businesses and their employees safeguard and protect the confidentiality of social security numbers. In signing... Steven Siegler 2008-06-23T14:00:20-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2008/06/asian_discrimination_at_princeton_university_subject_of_federal_investigation.html The U.S. Department of Education is widening an investigation into whether Princeton University is discriminating against Asian applicants by artificially capping the number of students of Asian background it admits each year. The investigation was sparked by a 2006 lawsuit... Discrimination and Harassment Steven Siegler 2008-06-16T17:21:22-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2008/06/town_of_secaucus_liable_for_sexual_orientation_discrimination.html NELA colleague Neil Mullin, Esq. won a significant victory for a gay couple who claimed they were harassed and discriminated against by firefighters in the Town of Secaucus, NJ. The plaintiffs alleged that they were subjected to anti-gay epithets and... Steven Siegler 2008-06-14T13:16:04-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2008/06/retaliation_is_human_nature.html My jaw hit the floor when I read that an experienced New York employment defense attorney had come out and publicly stated that "retaliation is human nature." Judith Moldover, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney of the Lawyer's Alliance of New York,... Steven Siegler 2008-06-11T11:33:36-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2008/06/umdnjs_bryant_to_face_trial_in_september.html UMDNJ was back in the news last week as former State Senator Wayne Bryant lost his application to have all federal bribery charges against him dismissed. Sen. Bryant is alleged to have held several "no show" jobs for UMDNJ in... Food for Thought Steven Siegler 2008-06-10T09:27:12-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2008/06/construction_foreman_sues_empl.html We recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of construction foreman Michael Dodd against his former employer, George Harms Construction Co., Inc. The lawsuit alleges that the company demoted Mr. Dodd and terminated his employment because he blew the whistle on... Whistleblower Retaliation Steven Siegler 2008-06-06T08:41:30-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2008/06/keansburg_board_of_ed_puts_the_brakes_on_super_severance_package.html Keansburg's Board of Education voted last week to suspend the $741,000 severance package it planned to give its Superintendent of Schools, Barbara Trzeszkowski, until litigation filed by the State Attorney General to void the agreement is resolved. Keansburg, however, opted... Severance Negotiations Steven Siegler 2008-06-04T17:18:09-05:00