Advocates for NJ and PA
Workers & Their Families
Some of you may know the name Fred Thompson, the actor turned Republican senator from the state of Tennessee. I've never known too much about his personal politics, because I've never made it my business to know much about Tennessee and, admittedly, as a Progressive,...
The partnership at Costello & Mains, committed civil rights attorneys for two decades, announce their strong opposition to assembly bill A-3333, which would severely damage, in the firm's view, the protections afforded by the Consumer Fraud Act. Partner Kevin...
Corporations Don't Behave Unless You Make Them BehaveA case that began about negligent contamination of rice with genetically modified rice ended with the Supreme Court of the State of Arkansas striking down a legislative "Cap," or limit, on punitive damages. The Cap...
Although I do applaud the legislators who have the courage, in a poor economy, to pass New Jersey's recently enacted "anti-bullying law," I'm sad to say that I think the same sort of political spin that often attends such "feel good" legislation is at work here. This...
I'm not much for talking about what other states do, because I'm a New Jersey practitioner and because I, for the most part, work with New Jersey laws. But when something happens that affects what I do even indirectly, from across the country, I think it's pretty...
I thought, for a change, I'd try to keep it a little light hearted while still delivering the message.I'm thankful that New Jersey has a Law Against Discrimination which protects everyone from discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, gender orientation,...
A federal district judge has begun the final and well deserved death of one of the more ridiculous anti-civil rights policies this country has maintained. "Don't ask, Don't Tell," coined during the Clinton administration to describe the irrational military ban on...
Finally, a win for Plaintiffs.Judge Kane in Atlantic County recently ruled that a worker who brings claims for emotional distress damages as part of a job discrimination suit under the Law Against Discrimination can't be made to undergo a Defense Psychological...
As the summer comes to a close, I finally have some breathing room to talk about what's right, and what's wrong, with employment law in New Jersey today.First of all, here's what's wrong.Right now, the economy's in trouble. Things are slugging along.Politicians know...
First of all, let me just say this: I'm not a stick in the mud. I get what the creators of South Park are all about. They're making fun of 'normal' points of view taken to silly extremes. Their brand of satire requires several pieces to work. First, the issue has to...
