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3 Jun 2022, 7:14 am
The new law strikes the words “related to a public health emergency,” thus protecting health and safety whistleblowers regardless of whether a public health emergency is occurring. [read post]
19 Jul 2016, 4:00 am
" Accordingly, only the County could waive the attorney-client privilege protecting the correspondence. [read post]
4 Aug 2011, 7:46 am
The “bipartisan consensus in support of enforcement of core civil rights protections” enjoyed by the Division since its inception ensured equal voting rights, defeated employment discrimination, and integrated public schools. [read post]
23 Jul 2018, 12:34 pm
As reported by the New Jersey Law Journal, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (“Appellate Division”) ruled that the State’s Public Employment Relations Commission (“PERC”) has near-exclusive jurisdiction over labor disputes between public workers and their employers. [read post]
10 May 2017, 6:16 am
In the latest twist in a saga that began in 2002, the New Jersey Appellate Division held that the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) failure to consult with the Highlands Council invalidated a wastewater discharge permit that DEP had issued to the prospective developer of a site located in the “planning area” covered by the state’s Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act (Highlands Act). [read post]
10 May 2015, 8:15 am
New York State’s Human Rights Law protects unpaid interns in the public and private sectors from unlawful discriminationSource: NYS Division of Human Rights New York State Division of Human Rights Commissioner Helen Diane Foster has issued a press release reminding public and private sector employers in New York State that interns are protected from discrimination in the workplace under the New York State Human Rights Law. [read post]
23 Jan 2018, 1:33 pm
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) According to reports, a newly created division of the Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights will oversee and protect health care workers who decline to partake in certain medical procedures for patients due to moral or religious objections. [read post]
9 May 2023, 11:24 am
The Division will provide notice of the complaint to the public agency prior to the Division conducting any investigation of the alleged hazard. [read post]
13 May 2019, 8:53 am
Accordingly, the court found that Plaintiffs were not within the ambit of the protections accorded "whistleblowers" in the event they had suffered retaliation as a result of such action. [read post]
13 May 2019, 8:53 am
Accordingly, the court found that Plaintiffs were not within the ambit of the protections accorded "whistleblowers" in the event they had suffered retaliation as a result of such action. [read post]
8 Nov 2016, 5:00 am
Some factors that a public employer wishing to obtain the services of a retired public employee should considerMeehan v County of Suffolk, 2016 NY Slip Op 07163, Appellate Division, Second Department, [Roslyn I], consolidated with Meehan v County of Suffolk, 2016 NY Slip Op 07164, Appellate Division, Second Department, [Roslyn II]These two decisions address questions that resulted when an individual was engaged to perform certain services by a public… [read post]
14 May 2018, 7:00 am
However, said the court, because it had not previously recognized this speech and speech-related activity as protected by the First Amendment, it affirmed the judgment of the district court on qualified immunity grounds.This ruling, however, raises a question: Is a public employee's refusal to serve as an informant and, or, his or her refusal to provide false information if asked to do so in the course of his or her employment protected "non-speech" by the… [read post]
18 Jul 2019, 8:33 am
Now, under a proposed state regulation, the New York State Division of Human Rights (“DHR”) would amend its regulations, codified in NYCRR §466.13, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity, gender expression, and transgender status to conform with the Law. [read post]
29 Mar 2023, 1:07 pm
Federal NIL legislation could not only touch on antitrust regulations but also the right of publicity, which has thus far been reserved to the states and is applicable to not only college athletes but other entertainers as well. [read post]
1 Jun 2018, 2:06 pm
The issue of whether an employee has suffered a requisite “adverse employment action” under our state’s whistleblower law when transferred out of his longstanding job into another after he blows the whistle on his employer’s violations of law or public policy, was recently addressed by the New Jersey Appellate Division in Jeffrey Scozzafava v. [read post]
1 Jun 2018, 2:06 pm
The issue of whether an employee has suffered a requisite “adverse employment action” under our state’s whistleblower law when transferred out of his longstanding job into another after he blows the whistle on his employer’s violations of law or public policy, was recently addressed by the New Jersey Appellate Division in Jeffrey Scozzafava v. [read post]
29 Apr 2019, 6:01 am
During public meetings held in the fall of 2016 and 2018, stakeholders supported the creation of a unified fall protection rule and believe it will be easier to implement and help protect workers from fall hazards. [read post]
21 Nov 2021, 3:00 am
The Division of Insurance in South Dakota’s Department of Labor and Regulation (“SDDOI”) seeks to “protect the public and make insurance available and affordable. [read post]
29 Apr 2019, 6:01 am
During public meetings held in the fall of 2016 and 2018, stakeholders supported the creation of a unified fall protection rule and believe it will be easier to implement and help protect workers from fall hazards. [read post]
22 Apr 2020, 7:30 am
Notice to the Bar April 22, 2020This notice announces additional statewide steps by the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation to address the ongoing public health crisis surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in New Jersey.In accordance with Governor Murphy’s Executive Orders to slow the spread of the virus, all N.J. workers’ compensation courts shall continue to be closed to the public and to non- essential court personnel until May 11,… [read post]
