Former Prosecutor Settles Employment Lawsuit with NJ Attorney General's Office
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Former Prosecutor Settles Employment Lawsuit with NJ Attorney General’s Office

October 4, 2016

A former Assistant Prosecutor in Hudson County recently received a $1.5 million settlement in his employment lawsuit against the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, after claiming that he was fired in retaliation for making a whistleblower claim. The plaintiff in this case is former Assistant Hunterdon County Prosecutor Bennett Barlyn, who alleged that he was fired after citing that his superiors chose to drop criminal charges in service of political allies to Governor Chris Christie. The criminal case involved former Hunterdon County Sheriff Deborah Trout, Undersheriff Michael Russo, […]

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NJ Supreme Court Upholds $1.4 Million Award in Workplace Discrimination Case
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NJ Supreme Court Upholds $1.4 Million Award in Workplace Discrimination Case

September 22, 2016

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently upheld a $1.4 million emotional distress jury award in a workplace discrimination case involving two Hispanic men who were discriminated against by their company and who suffered repeated denigration of their ethnic heritage. Ramon was represented in the 2011 employment lawsuit by one of The Montanari Law Group Former Senior Partners, Darren Del Sardo. In the recent decision, New Jersey Supreme Court justices supported the award granted by a jury in Hudson County Superior Court. […]

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New Jersey Supreme Court Protects Workers from Discrimination Based on Divorce

June 21, 2016

Today, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a ruling that prohibits New Jersey employers from retaliating against workers who are separated, considering divorce, or currently engaged in the divorce process. The court found that New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination protects workers from discriminatory employment practices resulting from their relationship status. The aforementioned ruling stems from a case involving Robert Smith, a long-term employee of the Millville Rescue Squad, who accused his employer of firing him after he disclosed that he was […]

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