NJ Labor And Employment Law

The New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Blog is authored by Jay S. Becker and Joseph C. DeBlasio, shareholders in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group, with support from the associates in the Group. It is dedicated to provide news and updates regarding all labor and employment matters throughout New Jersey.

DOL’s Interpretation Of “Son Or Daughter” Broadens Employee Protection Under The FMLA

This article appears in the November edition of New Jersey Labor And Employment Law Quarterly. On June 22, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an administrator’s interpretation addressing the definition of “son or daughter” as it applies to an employee taking protected leave for the birth or placement of a child, to care for a […]

"Roa V. Lafe": Post-Employment Retaliation Claims And The Continuing Violation Theory

This article appears in the November edition of New Jersey Labor And Employment Law Quarterly. The New Jersey Supreme Court recently examined the continuing violation theory in a case holding that a plaintiff’s post-employment retaliation claims brought under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) were actionable. However, the continuing violation theory did not apply […]