New Jersey Federal Court Says Employer’s Home State Proper Venue for Remote Worker’s Age Discrimination Claims
In a recent ruling, a federal court in New Jersey granted an employer’s request to transfer a remote employee’s suit alleging age discrimination and unlawful failure to grant medical accommodation under both federal and New Jersey state law to a federal district court in the employer’s home state of North Carolina. The ruling underscores that employers may not necessarily open themselves to litigation in a state simply by having remote employees there.