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Supreme Court clarifies when employers must accommodate pregnant employees
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability, Employment Attorney, Failure to Accommodate, gender discrimination, New Jersey Employment Attorney, New Jersey Employment Law, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, Pennsylvania Employment Attorney, Pennsylvania Employment Law, Pregnancy Discrimination, Protected Activity, Uncategorized, Wrongful DischargeBy Justin Swidler April 10, 2015
Pregnant Employees must be granted reasonable accommodations when the employer has provided similar accommodations to other individuals with similar limitations. The United States Supreme Court ruling is a victory for Peggy Young, a former driver for UPS who claimed the package company violated her rights under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). She will now have
Employment Attorneys meet with EEOC to discuss National Origin Discrimination Concerns
Discrimination, Employment Attorney, General Employment Legal News, New Jersey Employment Attorney, New Jersey Employment Law, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Protected Activity, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful DischargeBy Justin Swidler November 13, 2013
An Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") conference highlighting employment discrimination due to national origin was held in Washington, D.C. on November 13, 2013. Discrimination on the basis of national origin is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This protection can be broadly applied not only to discrimination resulting merely from
Employment Non Discrimination Act ("ENDA") Passes the United States Senate
Discrimination, Employment Attorney, gender discrimination, New Jersey Employment Attorney, Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Transgender DiscriminationBy Justin Swidler November 6, 2013
The country may be in store for a new federal civil rights act, this one protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees from employment discrimination. Monday, U.S. Senate member voted to begin debate on the Employment nondiscrimination Act, also known as ENDA. A vote on whether or not to pass the law could
New Jersey Legislature Passes Two New Laws Designed at Reducing Employment Discrimination
Employment Attorney, General Employment Legal News, New Jersey Employment Attorney, New Jersey Employment Law, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, NJ LAD, Protected Activity, Retaliation, Wrongful DischargeBy Justin Swidler November 1, 2013
New Jersey employees had reason to rejoice this summer, as the New Jersey legislature passed two pieces of legislation on August 27th that strengthens employee privacy and prohibit certain types of discrimination based on private matters.
Discrimination Lawsuit Charges Red Lobster Franchisee with Sexual Harassment
Class Action, Discrimination, Employment Attorney, gender discrimination, General Employment Legal News, New Jersey Employment Attorney, New Jersey Employment Law, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, NJ LAD, Pennsylvania Employment Law, Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Protected Activity, Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful DischargeBy Justin Swidler October 31, 2013
A Red Lobster Franchisee, GMRI, Inc., has been charged in a lawsuit alleging pervasive sexual harassment and discrimination at its Salisbury, MD location, in violation of federal law. The Philadelphia Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") district office in Pennsylvania is bringing the claim. The EEOC is a federal agency charged with handling employment discrimination
Reports of Religious Discrimination Rising in New Jersey
Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate, General Employment Legal News, New Jersey Employment Attorney, New Jersey Employment Law, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, Pennsylvania Employment Law, Protected Activity, Religious Discrimination, Title VII of the Civil RIghts Act of 1964, Wrongful DischargeBy Justin Swidler October 28, 2013
Religious discrimination in the workplace continues to rise in New Jersey and around the country. As the Wall Street Journal recently reported, reports of employment-based religious-discrimination are sky rocketing. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has reported a surge of wide-ranging employee claims of religious discrimination as expressions of faith have grown more diverse. The
Disability Discrimination Plaintiff Will Not Have to Arbitrate Claims
Disability, Discrimination, Employment Attorney, Failure to Accommodate, New Jersey Employment Attorney, New Jersey Employment Law, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, NJ LAD, Protected Activity, Retaliation, UncategorizedBy Justin Swidler June 19, 2013
A former Chili's employee suffering from a rare medical disability who asserts that Chili's discriminated against him and failed to accommodate his disability, in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJ LAD) will not be required to arbitrate his claims despite having signed an arbitration agreement at the time of his hire.
Swartz Swidler files Sexual Harasment and Wrongful Termination Employment Lawsuit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Discrimination, Employment Attorney, gender discrimination, General Employment Legal News, New Jersey Employment Attorney, New Jersey Employment Law, Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Protected Activity, Retaliation, Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Title VII of the Civil RIghts Act of 1964, Wrongful DischargeBy Justin Swidler May 12, 2013
On May 6, 2013, New Jersey (NJ) and Pennsylvania (PA) employment attorneys Swartz Swidler, LLC, on behalf of a former female employee of Tosoh Bioscience, LLC filed a federal lawsuit in Philadelphia asserting that the employee was subjected to severe sexual harasment and fired for complaining of same, in violation of Title VII of the
Employment Law Firm Swartz Swidler, LLC files federal discrimination lawsuit alleging Disability Discrimination
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Disability, Discrimination, Employment Attorney, Failure to Accommodate, New Jersey Employment Attorney, New Jersey Employment Law, Pennsylvania Employment Law, Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Retaliation, Wrongful DischargeBy Justin Swidler May 6, 2013
On May 3, 2013, a former employee of Scientific Games, Corp. filed a federal lawsuit in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, asserting that he was wrongfully discharged in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA). New Jersey (NJ) and Pennsylvania wrongful termination attorneys, Swartz Swidler, LLC represents the employee in his
Swartz Swidler, LLC pleased to announce newly designed website
Employment Attorney, General Employment Legal News, New Jersey Employment Law, Pennsylvania Employment Law, UncategorizedBy Justin Swidler April 29, 2013
Swartz Swidler, LLC, an employment-based law firm located in Cherry Hill, NJ and serving the south Jersey and Philadelphia area, is pleased to announce its newly renovated website is now live. The new website will make it easier to obtain information related to certain cases the Firm files, including Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") actions