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Court Deems Nanny “Special Employee” And Therefore Barred From Suing Homeowners for Negligence

By on October 30, 2014 in NJ Workers' Comp, Uncategorized with 1 Comment

Nilda Zulueta owned Artime, Inc, doing business as Cardel Jewelers, in New York City.  She employed plaintiff Mirtala Pineda to clean the jewelry store and Zulueta’s home in North Bergen, New Jersey, after Pineda had immigrated to the United States from El Salvador in 1990. In 2004, Zulueta directed Pineda to work full-time at the […]

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EEOC Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination Act and Access to Light Duty

By on October 23, 2014 in FMLA, NJ Workers' Comp with 1 Comment

On July 14, 2014, the EEOC issued Enforcement Guidance on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA).  That law was passed in 1978 to make clear that discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The basic premise of […]

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Petitioner Failed To Prove Her Husband’s Death From Multiple Myeloma Was Related To Possible Benzene Exposure During A Five Year Period

By on October 13, 2014 in Key Defenses, NJ Workers' Comp with 0 Comments

Decedent, Gerald Hallquist, worked as a laboratory technician for E.I. Dupont de Nemours (hereinafter Dupont) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998.  Between 1977 and 1982, he worked in the quality control lab with liquid chemicals, including benzene.  He wore safety gloves and a uniform supplied by Dupont.  When working with certain chemicals, the decedent […]

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Court of Appeals Explains When Employer Can Require Fitness for Duty Exam in Case Involving University of Maryland Professor

By on October 3, 2014 in ADA, NJ Workers' Comp with 1 Comment
Court of Appeals Explains When Employer Can Require Fitness for Duty Exam in Case Involving University of Maryland Professor

When can an employer require a physical or mental fitness-for-duty examination? That was the issue in Coursey v. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 12407 (4th Cir. 2014). Over a period of years, beginning in 2004, students and faculty members lodged complaints about the conduct of Professor Leon Coursey.  The allegations concerned […]

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