New Jersey Employment Law Blog

In employment discrimination cases, such as age, race, ethnicity, disability, sex, etc., or discriminatory harassment, direct evidence of discrimination includes, but not limited to, for example, supervisor making discriminatory comments in emails, recorded telephone messages, text messages, social media positing’s, etc. While direct evidence of discrimination is preferred, a plaintiff is not required to come…

Few pieces of evidence are more persuasive than a tape recording of a party to a lawsuit in which the party makes a discriminatory statement. A discriminatory comment captured on an iPhone or other smart phones or recordings devices could go a long way in proving a discrimination case. Many employees who are unjustly harassed,…

An employer may not retaliate against any individual for: That is, an employer may not fire, demote, harass, or otherwise retaliate against you in any form, including giving a bad (adverse) employment evaluation. Similarly, an employer is prohibited from coercion, intimidation, threat, harassment, or interference in an employee’s exercise of her/his anti-discrimination rights or encouragement…