The Appellate Division has ruled that New Jersey’s ban on associational discrimination applies to the case of an Illinois resident whose employer allegedly denied him a promotion and ultimately fired him because of his wife’s terminal cancer.
The appeals court reversed a decision by a trial judge who held that the laws of Illinois should apply to the case. That judge dismissed the case because Illinois law does not recognize a cause of action for associational discrimination.
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