Charles Toutant
BenefitsPro.com
Hamilton Township, NJ, United States
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Transparency laws spread, combatting inequity in compensation
I think it's going to force more companies to take a closer, more active look and engage themselves with pay equity more. And it will also give people more of a chance to say 'I don't think my pay is fair,' and engage on that issue, says attorney David Rapuano. → Read More
Employment lawyers indicate possible discrimination with a new virus
Employers might not be as generous with time off as they were during COVID. I'm not sure monkeypox is going to require that. It's going to be interesting, said attorney Katherine Dudley Helms of Ogletree Deakins. → Read More
Denying paid COVID-19 leave did not violate 'Families First' law, judge rules
Plaintiff, who had only been on the job for about six months, was one of four billing representatives from his department who PATHS determined could not work remotely because they needed supervision based on their lack of experience, a need for further training, and other issues, the judge said. → Read More
Employers using algorithms and AI in hiring must beware discrimination risks
Recent notices from the EEOC about using AI and algorithms in hiring point to the complexity of avoiding discriminatory conduct. → Read More
Staving off litigation in new regulatory climate: An employment law expert weighs in
There is a lot going on in the labor and employment world says Denise Keyser practice leader for the labor and employment group at Ballard Spahr. → Read More
Worker sues hospital employer: "Taking the vaccine will offend and otherwise harm the Holy Spirit"
Hospital says newly enacted statute governing flu shots in health care facilities absolved it of need to accommodate religion with covid vaccine. → Read More
The next normal: After wrestling the coronavirus, a lawyer rethinks his practice
Attorney Cesar Estela is making changes to his practice after he his wife and their three children all contracted COVID-19 in the fall of 2020. → Read More
Large U.S. employers focusing on virtual care, mental health services in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting employers of all sizes to rethinking what and how benefits are offered to their employees. Large employers in particular… → Read More
Oscar Health plans 2021 expansion, rolls out virtual primary care
It's a good time to be in the health insurance business and relative newcomer Oscar Health is capitalizing on the situation. The 8-year-old insurer… → Read More
Federal Courts in Newark Temporarily Closed After Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
The two Newark courthouses will remain closed through April 6 according to the order signed Wednesday night by Chief Judge Freda Wolfson of the District of New Jersey. → Read More
For New Jersey Law Firms, Governor Stops Short of Mandatory Shutdown
Law firms may continue to operate, but must accommodate their employees working from home, the governor's notice said. → Read More
Put Equal Rights to a Vote in Washington
A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the Senate, We call upon Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to post the resolution for a Senate vote and remove any barrier for equality for women. → Read More
Federal Courts Restrict Jury Trials to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
All criminal and civil trials scheduled to begin before April 30 have been postponed. → Read More
19th Amendment Centennial Highlights Our State's Complex Suffrage History
We should remember that here in our state the amendment did not create the right to vote for women but rather restored that right after over a century. → Read More
Ponzi Schemer Eliyahu Weinstein Hit With $87M Judgment in Civil Lawsuit by Investors
The judgment represents money that was solicited by Eliyahu Weinstein for real estate investments but was not used for the purpose that was promised. → Read More
Defecting Lawyers Held Not Liable for Former Firm's Broken Office Lease
The Appellate Division said the departing lawyers took no files computers or other property when they left their former firm and therefore could not be considered a successor to that firm. → Read More
Bank Faces Suit Over Court Filing That Revealed Lawyers' Private Information
Kurt Olender and Michael Feldman claim that Investors Bank filed motion papers revealing the partners' home addresses home telephone numbers email addresses and driver's license numbers as well as the account number for the firm's trust account and the full signatures of all of the authorized signatories for the account. → Read More
Vineland Mosque Can Proceed With Religious Bias Claim Against City, Judge Rules
A dispute over sewage permitting is ripe for adjudication under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act because it makes a claim that the purported issue is a pretext for discrimination U.S. District Judge Joseph Rodriguez ruled in Garden State Islamic Center v. City of Vineland. → Read More
Prince Estate Lodges Cybersquatting Suit Against NJ-Based Domain Trader
A dealer in internet domain names is accused in a cybersquatting suit of an illegal attempt to seize on the posthumous popularity of Prince. → Read More
Lawsuit Says Older McDonald's Franchisees Don't Get Fair Shake
The 80-year-old plaintiff claims the company's efforts to compel franchisees to modernize facilities is unfair to older long-term restaurant operators. → Read More