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New Jersey appellate division erodes employment at-will doctrine by finding that company maternity leave policy creates enforceable employment contract

  • Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 22 2011

In Lapidoth v. Telecordia Technologies, Inc., 2011 NJ Super. LEXIS 103 (App. Div. June 9, 2011), the New Jersey Appellate Division held that an employee, who took a 12-month maternity leave that was not covered by either the Family & Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") andor New Jersey Family Leave Act ("NJFLA"), nonetheless had a binding contract with her employer guaranteeing her reinstatement rights to her position based on the language used by her employer in two letters authorizing her leave time

Consistent application of zero tolerance drug policy trumps wrongful termination claim

  • Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 24 2012

In Martin, et al. v. Quick Chek Corporation, et al., Docket No. A- 2637-10T2 (January 18, 2012), the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed a trial court decision granting summary judgment in favor of Quick Chek Corporation ("Quick Chek") and denying the subsequent motion for reconsideration in a wrongful termination action filed by plaintiff Erik W. Martin ("Martin"), who suffers from Parkinson's disease

Time to update your arbitration agreements

  • Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 27 2013

A recent decision rendered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit illustrates why it is important for employers to update their

The importance of conducting prompt internal investigations

  • Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 21 2013

A recent decision rendered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit illustrates why it is important for employers to conduct