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The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is a State agency created to provide administrative guidance, financial support and technical assistance to local governments, community development organizations, ...
AIDS, HIV, and alcoholism are disabilities under the NJLAD. In addition, obesity, diabetes, myocardial infarction resulting from a heart attack, spinal surgery that limits physical abilities, and multiple sclerosis ar...
Who is a “qualified individual” under the ADA? Best Disability Discrimination Lawyer Answer: The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) protects qualified individuals with disabilities from being discriminated...
The Law Against Discrimination (LAD) has two specific subsections, N.J.S.A. 10:5-12(d)1 and -12(r)2, addressing employer retaliation against employees for engaging in “protected” activity.
While the technology powering automated decision-making tools may be new, the LAD applies to algorithmic discrimination in the same way it has long applied to other discriminatory conduct. As further discussed below, ...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday activities.
One of the main focuses of this blog is the protection offered to employees under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, or “LAD.” Here’s a very general and very quick summary of how the LAD works in the employmen...
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment against a qualified individual with a disability. The ADA also outlaws discrimination against individuals with disabili...
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination prohibits most schools and educational institutions from discriminating based on disability in the educational and other activities and services they provide. EXCEPTION: Any s...
A brief overview of ten Federal laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities and the Federal agencies to contact for more information.
This enforcement guidance1 explains how the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) will apply the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to prohibit discrimination by pla...
Referred to by some courts as an “awkward theory” of liability, employers and supervisors should be aware that courts in New Jersey continue to recognize the viability of individual liability ...
10:5-3. Legislative findings and declarations The Legislature finds and declares that practices of discrimination against any of its inhabitants, because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gen...
New Jersey has some of the strongest anti-discrimination laws in the country, primarily through the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). This law protects individuals from unfair treatment in employment, hou...
