Tag: NJLAD
Amended NJLAD Offers Greater Protections to Older Workers
On October 5, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed a new law that greatly expands the protections afforded to older workers under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) These Amendments took effect immediately, meaning older workers are now already afforded these enhanced protections against workplace discrimination. As a result, employers today must promptly reevaluate both […]
Employers Need to Consider NJ Pay Equity Law When Evaluating Employee Pay Practices
Background The Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, one of the most pro-employee equal pay laws in in the nation, took effect on July 1, 2018. The law expands the already broad and expansive New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) by strengthening protections against employment discrimination and pay inequity. Though many think the law only […]
Divorcing Employees Deemed Member of Protected Class under the NJLAD
One aspect of the broad anti-discrimination protections afforded to employees under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) that is often overlooked involves the law’s prohibition on any type of workplace discrimination based upon an employee’s “marital status”. The NJLAD does not define specifically what “marital status” actually means, but it has generally been understood […]
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