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A recent decision of the New Jersey Supreme Court illustrates how poorly-drafted provisions in employee handbooks can greatly increase the likelihood of liability for wrongful termination. Under New Jersey law, statements in...

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York has expanded the range of circumstances in which an employer may be held liable for sexual harassment by supervisors. Karibian v. Columbia...

Employment discrimination claims have long been thought to be outside the scope of the arbitration provisions of collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts. In Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co., 415 U.S. 36...

On February 5, 1993, President Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. In explaining the intent of this legislation, the President stated, “American workers will no longer have to choose between the job...

In the July, 1992 issue of this Newsletter, we reported that even unintentional violations of the federal plant-closing law – the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) – can result...

In Truelove v Northeast Capital & Advisory, Inc., 3 No. 99 (NY Ct. App. 2000), a case of first impression in New York, the state’s highest court ruled on October 17, 2000, that discretionary bonuses based on an...

Under a new statute, New York employers may not take adverse employment actions against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of their legal, off-duty conduct. The new law, section 201-d of the Labor Law, which...

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (the “PDA”), enacted in 1978, provides that discrimination against an employee because of “pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions” constitutes prohibited...

The New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, recently sustained a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board (the “Appeal Board”) which denied unemployment benefits to a...

It is a fundamental rule of labor law that arbitration is a matter of contract and that a party may be required to submit a dispute to arbitration only if it has agreed to do so. Thus, when a collective bargaining agreement...