Commissioner of Education Finds Teachers are Entitled to Paid Leave Pending a Fitness for Duty Exam
Firm Partner, Colin M. Lynch, and Associate, Sheila Murugan, obtained a Final Decision from the New Jersey Commissioner of Education on...
NJ Supreme Court Defines Scope of Good Faith Defense to State Wage and Hour Laws for the First Time
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in January to sharply limit the scope of the good faith exception to the state wage and hour law,...
United States Supreme Court Holds LGBTQ Rights Protected Under Title VII
The United States Supreme Court held this month that the protections of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extend to protect...
New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Decision Impacting Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations in Public
For anyone who works in a public school, an allegation of child abuse leading to an investigation by the Department of Children and...
Third Circuit Develops Doctrine of Union Protected Right of Association under First Amendment
Courts have long struggled with how to strike the proper balance between protecting employer’s rights and protecting employee free...
New Jersey Passes Wage Theft Act (WTA)
On August 6, 2019, New Jersey signed the Wage Theft Act (WTA) into law, which is considered by many to be one of the most – if not the...
New York Federal District Court Concludes That the Arbitration Act Preempts the State’s Ban on Arbit
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, New York passed legislation - Section 7515 - which is comprised of six subparts, all addressing...
Supreme Court Holds That Requirement That Plaintiffs Bring Title VII Claims Before the EEOC is not J
Is the requirement that plaintiffs raising claims under Title VII - the Federal anti-discrimination statute – file with the EEOC prior to...
Zazzali Firm Happy to Announce That Firm Partner, Colin M. Lynch, approved as Treasurer of the Execu
Firm Partner, Colin M. Lynch, Esq, was approved as the new Treasurer of the Labor and Employment Section of the New Jersey State Bar at...
New Jersey Supreme Court Recognizes That Tenured, Part-Time Hourly School Employees are Protected Fr
On April 30, 2019, the New Jersey Supreme Court held for the first time that when school employers allocate hours to part-time...
