Bill Proposed to Amend NJLAD to Prohibit Healthcare Benefit Discrimination

The National Labor Relations Board recently issued several decisions that directly impact both union and non-union employers. In the first case, the Board ruled that voluntary recognition does not bar a decertification petition or a rival petition during the 45 days following recognition. In the second case, the Board held that filing a reasonably based lawsuit is not unlawful regardless of the motive behind the suit.

Employee handbooks typically contain an overview of company history, a set of employment policies and general guidance, and a clear and prominent disclaimer that nothing in the handbook creates a contract of employment between the company and its employees. The Raymours Furniture Company handbook went one step further—it also contained a mandatory arbitration agreement, which

In Boutillier v. Hartford Public Schools, No. 3:13-CV-01303-WWE (November 17, 2016), a Connecticut district court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation.