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N.J. High Court Applies Hostile Work Environment Standard to School Sex Harassment
School districts can be held liable for student-on-student gay bashing and other forms of sexual harassment if teachers know about it and fail to react promptly, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled. The court held that a suit brought by a student against the Toms River, N.J., school district was covered by the state Law Against Discrimination and the leading case on hostile work environment sexual harassment. The school board had argued unsuccessfully that the correct standard was the one in Title IX.Suit Tests Validity of Public Entities' Nondisclosure Pacts in Settlements
Private litigants can freely agree among themselves not to disclose settlement terms, but a pending New Jersey suit � seeking to take the lid off a school board's settlement of a former employee's whistleblower claim � challenges a public entity's right to bargain for confidentiality.Rivard v. American Home Products Inc., et al
Where, in the manufacture of the vaccine, defendants began with a contaminant already in the strain and attempted to neutralize it, the contaminant was not something "intentionally added" to the vaccine, and plaintiffs' claim is subject to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act.Behind Closed Doors: What One Firm Looks For in Summer Associates
Each fall our firm selects its summer associate class from thousands of candidates. The process begins with screening resumes, continues with interviews on-campus and in the office, and culminates with offers to a handful of deserving law students. A committee comprised of attorneys, our recruitment coordinator, diversity manager and administrative support staff carries out this task.New Jersey Firms Step Up Summer Hiring
Summer associate programs expanded at New Jersey's largest firms this year after a three-year slump. It was modest growth but growth nonetheless, which was better than the flat national average. "There's a feeling we're going to keep this busy or get even busier," said a hiring partner at Newark's Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross, whose summer program grew to 10 associates from eight last year.Noncompete Agreements Go Public
In a ruling with broad ramifications for employers, a New Jersey appeals court recently held that public policy prevents an employer from terminating an employee based solely on that employee's refusal to sign a noncompete agreement. Aside from having to deal with the challenge of crafting restrictive covenants that will survive judicial scrutiny, employers now may expose themselves to liability for insisting on such clauses.Trending Stories
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