US peace groups file constitutional challenge to Iraq war
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

[JURIST] A coalition of anti-war activists represented by the Constitutional Law Clinic at Rutgers University Law School-Newark [academic website] Tuesday filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release, PDF] in US District Court for New Jersey seeking a declaratory judgment that the war in Iraq ..

Tyco settles securities fraud lawsuit with New Jersey for $73 million
Thursday, May 1, 2008

[JURIST] Tyco International [corporate website] Wednesday reached an agreement with the state of New Jersey to settle a lawsuit [case materials] alleging that insider trading at the company cost the state $100 million in state employee pension funds. Under the settlement terms, Tyco will pay $73 ..

NY appeals court upholds Port Authority negligence verdict in 1993 WTC bombing
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

[JURIST] A New York appeals court has upheld [opinion text] a jury's finding that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was negligent [JURIST report] in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center [BBC backgrounder] by Islamic radicals that killed six and injured 1,000. The jury found in ..

New Jersey high court rules subpoena needed to obtain Internet user records
Monday, April 21, 2008

[JURIST] The New Jersey Supreme Court [official website] Monday ruled [PDF text] that Internet service providers may not turn over users' personal information to police or other agencies unless they obtain a valid grand jury subpoena when the information sought relates to an indictable offense. ..

Parmalat fraud suit against Citigroup can proceed: judge
Tuesday, April 15, 2008

[JURIST] A New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled [PDF text] Tuesday that a $7 billion lawsuit [JURIST report] filed by Italian dairy giant Parmalat SpA [corporate website] against Citigroup [corporate website] could go forward on a claim that Citigroup aided and abetted former Parmalat executives ..

ICE sued over 'illegal' immigration raids
Thursday, April 3, 2008

[JURIST] Law enforcement officials from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [official website] violated the constitutional privacy and due process rights of suspected illegal aliens by raiding their homes [CSJ backgrounder], according to a complaint [PDF text] filed in New Jersey ..

Fort Dix plot accomplice sentenced to 20 months in prison
Monday, March 31, 2008

[JURIST] New Jersey US District Judge Robert Kugler Monday sentenced Albanian Kosovar refugee Agron Abdullahu [criminal complaint, PDF], one of the six men arrested [JURIST report] in May for plotting an attack on New Jersey's Fort Dix [official website], to 20 months in prison. In October 2007, ..

Supreme Court rules for Delaware in state water boundary dispute
Monday, March 31, 2008

[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] ruled Monday that New Jersey and Delaware have "overlapping authority" to control "extraordinary" construction projects along the Delaware River. The Court's decision came in New Jersey v. Delaware [Medill case backgrounder; ..

New Jersey civil union law not ensuring rights of same-sex couples: report
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

[JURIST] A New Jersey civil union law has not been able to effectively ensure that same-sex couples receive the same rights and privileges as heterosexual couples because of federal law, according to an official report [PDF text] issued Tuesday by the New Jersey Civil Union Review Commission (NJ- ..

Merck settles Medicaid fraud, kickback lawsuits
Friday, February 8, 2008

[JURIST] New Jersey pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck [corporate website] has agreed to pay $671 million to settle claims [press release, PDF] that it defrauded Medicaid and improperly marketed three of its drugs to doctors, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The settlement [PDF text] stems from ..

Fort Dix plot suspects charged with attempted murder
Wednesday, January 16, 2008

[JURIST] Additional charges, including attempted murder, were filed Tuesday against the alleged plotters of an attack on Fort Dix [official website]. The US Attorney for New Jersey declined to say why the attempted murder charge was added, but a grand jury found that there was sufficient evidence ..

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WHY IS IT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND DISCRIMINATION

I get many phone calls from employees claiming that they have been the victim of discrimination from terminations, to pay raises, to being passed over for a promotion. When we begin to discuss the facts surrounding the employment setting it becomes clear to me that this potential client was not the victim of discrimination. It may have been office politics, favoritism, and yes even nepotism but it is not discrimination. Remember when we are claiming discrimination it must, must, must be based on one of the following: age, race, religion, national origin, disability, or gender. Almost anything else in the employment setting is fair game. What does that mean? It means you as the employee claiming discrimination must have some form of evidence that your employers actions were motivated by the 1 of the above protected classes. For example, if I can prove that i was fired because of my severe diabetic condition, no matter what the employers reason is i can bring a case for disability discrimination. However, if i am a severe diabetic and i am fired because i was rude to a customer, forget it i have no case. The key is the evidence you bring to the table. Just because you are in 1 of the protected classes named above and something adverse happens to you on your job does not mean the reason is because of the class your in. You must be aware of your surroundings and document, document, and document evidence of discrimination. Send E mails, certified letters and yes you may have to resort to tape recordings in order to gather your evidence. Comments like ” isn’t it time you retired” or ” 20 years ago we never had any women working here” may be evidence of discrimination. The problem is once you let the comment go, you have no proof it was ever said never mind that it was the reason for the adverse job action. If you feel you are the target of discrimination i would be more than willing to discuss how we can help.

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