What does NJLAD stand for?

Gerena filed suit under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("LAD"), the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("Rehabilitation Act").

Conoshenti then took his case to federal district court, alleging that PSE&G violated the FMLA (by failing to advise him of his rights and using the act as a "negative factor" in firing him), New Jersey public policy, and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD).

Not long ago, the New Jersey Supreme Court refused to compel a physician to arbitrate his claim of discrimination brought under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination because his purported waiver of statutory remedies did not expressly mention that statute.

A-83-05 (February 21, 2007), the New Jersey Supreme Court held, in a case of first impression, that a plaintiff asserting a statutory retaliation claim under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("LAD") must prove, as part of the prima facie case, that an initial complaint was filed reasonably and in good faith, and that an unreasonable, frivolous or bad-faith complaint is an insufficient basis to establish a LAD retaliation claim.

Nondiscrimination The DPA amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("LAD") to prohibit discrimination in employment because of an individual's participation in a domestic partnership or status as a domestic partner.

Thereafter, Martindale amended her complaint to allege a claim under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (N.