In most workplace sexual harassment lawsuits, workers go after the company. But ex-Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson singled out her former boss Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of the network. “That makes it different right off the bat,” said Thomas Doherty, a management-side employment litigator Continue Reading
Employment Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2016
As 2016 crosses the halfway mark and speeds toward a momentous election, employers and workers will be keeping tabs on challenges to recent regulatory actions and whether the National Labor Relations Board takes its fight to kill class waivers in arbitration agreements to the nation’s highest Continue Reading
Fighting for Faith: Who Has Final Say When Towns Deny Places of Worship
In Bernards Township, it's a mosque that local residents want to keep out. In Jacksonville Beach, Fl., the fight was over an Anglican chapel. The Sikhs fought in Sutter County, Ca., and it is an Orthodox congregation in Howell that has been at odds with township officials. The first words Continue Reading
Discrimination Ruling in Raymours Seen as Having Strong Ripple Effect
The crackdown by the Supreme Court of New Jersey on employers who shorten the two-year limitations period on discrimination claims is expected by some employment lawyers to have far-reaching impact. The court's recent decision in Rodriguez v. Raymours Furniture Co. said the state's Law Against Continue Reading
Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) 2015
Firm Among Only 19 Nationwide So Recognized 5 Years Running: Only 44 U.S. Law Firms Met WILEF’s Exacting Standards in 2015 The Women in Law Empowerment Forum has awarded McCarter & English its Gold Standard Certification for the fifth consecutive year. WILEF's Gold Standard program certifies Continue Reading
DOL Regs May Get Closer Look After High Court OT Pay Case
The U.S. Supreme Court's conclusion Monday that the U.S. Department of Labor failed to properly explain the reasons behind its rule that car dealership service advisers should qualify for overtime may lead courts to take a closer look at other controversial regulations proposed by the agency that Continue Reading
NJ Justices Force Employers To Play Long Game In Bias Rows
A New Jersey Supreme Court decision Wednesday sinking employer time limits on worker discrimination claims eradicates the certainty that such contractual restrictions could provide businesses over possible suits, forcing companies to think long when it comes to document retention and other Continue Reading
5 Things To Know About High Court’s Kirtsaeng Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its first copyright decision in nearly two years on Thursday, weighing in on the tricky question of when prevailing parties should be able to recoup their attorneys' fees from the losing side. The decision came in the case of Supap Kirtsaeng, who appealed to the Continue Reading
Justices’ Enhanced Damages Ruling Gives Patents More Teeth
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday casting aside a strict test for securing enhanced damages in patent cases clears the way for patentees to recover big damages more frequently and exert greater leverage over accused infringers in settlement talks, attorneys say. “The decisions over the Continue Reading
‘Very Good News’ for Taxpayers: Port Authority to Pay $12M More to Newark
Newark property owners could be spared a tax hike in 2017 thanks to increased lease payments from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, city officials told a gathering of local business leaders on Wednesday. "This new revenue the city will realize from the Port Authority could mitigate Continue Reading