New Jersey Employment Law Blog

A routine trip to the supermarket for a Too Good To Go pickup turned into what one New Jersey grandfather describes as a harrowing ordeal at the hands of a store manager. A lawsuit filed by Chatarpaul Law Firm in Somerset County Superior Court alleges that The Fresh Market, Inc. and store manager Aikil Malhotra…

Chatarpaul Law Firm Files Disability Discrimination and Sick Leave Lawsuit Against Maverick Concierge Inc., its account Manager, MICHAEL COVIELLO, and its HR Manager AMANDA COLON. Chatarpaul Law Firm has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a New Jersey employee who alleges that she was fired while she was at a hospital receiving emergency…

There are no shortages of news reports of teachers getting arrested and fired for sexually assaulting or harassing a student, who is often a minor. But what if a student who is a minor sexually harasses a teacher? Is the minor liable? Are the parents of the minor liable? Or are the administrators of the…

We filed a race, ethnicity and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed against Matonee Inc., the parent company of Aptos Labs in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County. Matonee operates Aptos Labs, a blockchain technology company located at 735 Emerson St, Palo Alto, California. The Plaintiff is of Egyptian origin and a Muslim. He worked…

A non-compete agreement is a legal contract that restricts an employee’s ability to work for a competitor or start a competing business for a certain period of time after leaving their current employer. While non-compete agreements are legal in many jurisdictions, there are some defenses that employees can use to challenge them. Here are a…

The availability and applicability of defenses to the can vary depending on the specific circumstances and jurisdiction. Here are a few common defenses that might be raised: It’s important to note that defenses to contracts can vary widely depending on the jurisdiction and the specific circumstances of the case. At Chatarpaul Law, we may be…

Right to Jury Trial Article 1, §9 of the New Jersey Constitution guarantees the right to a jury trial in all civil cases. N.J.S.A. Const. Art. 1, ¶ 9. The importance of the fundamental right to a jury trial under our system of justice was expressed by the late William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of…

Wrongful termination is the deprivation of an official post, let go, or fired by an employer based on illegal or forbidden reasons. It is referred to as “wrongful” because it is not supported by the state and federal laws of the country and the victim has the whole right to sue such an employer involved…

What you should know about employment discrimination law You got employed just over a year ago. You were very excited to be part of the team and something larger than you. From the day of your employment, you have put in your best to make sure you move your company forward. However, you have been…

In June 2016, the United States Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency responsible for investigation and enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws, released a study of workplace harassment, which concluded that up to 85% of woman have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, but most go unreported. According to another EEOC report, 75% of employees who…