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New Jersey Prohibits Pregnancy Discrimination
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -49 (the “LAD”), prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation in the workplace based upon a number of protected characteristics, including sex or gender. Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy has long been recognized as a form of “sex” discrimination because only one “sex” can get pregnant… Read More »
New Jersey Requires Equal Pay for Equal Work
On April 24, 2018, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (the “NJEPA”) to amend the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -49 (the “LAD”). The NJEPA renders it “an unlawful employment practice, or, as the case may be, an unlawful discrimination …[f]or an employer to pay… Read More »
New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Class Certification of Consumer Fraud Claims in Class Action Against Retro Fitness Related to Cancellation Policy
Poulos LoPiccolo PC, along with The Wolf Law Firm LLC and Jones Wolf & Kapisi, LLC, successfully argued that the New Jersey Superior Court correctly certified a class action the firms brought against Retro Fitness, its franchises and ABC Financial Services Company related to their violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (the… Read More »
Poulos LoPiccolo Is Investigating Claims of the “Chevy Shake”
Poulos LoPiccolo is investigating claims of Chevrolet vehicles violently shaking and vibrating when driven at highway level speeds. The “Chevy Shake,” as consumers call it, is potentially caused by defective aluminum drive shafts according to internal GM documents. The following vehicles were installed with the defective aluminum drive shaft: 2015 to present Cadillac Escalade… Read More »
Pied-À-Terre Proposed Annual Tax Dead on Arrival?
Our expert real attorney, John Poulos, published an article last week on New York City’s proposed Pied-À-Tierre tax. This proposed bill is now facing strong resistance from Albany lawmakers. Read John Poulos’ take on the debate over the Pied-À-Tierre here: Pied A Terre Proposed Tax DOA
The Ins and Out of NYC Pied-À-Terre Proposed Tax
Our real estate expert attorney, John Poulos, published an article on New York City’s proposed Pied-À-Tierre tax. You can read the original article here: Ins and Out of NYC Pied À Terre Proposed Tax
Real Estate Brokers Beware: The Importance of a Signed Seller’s Disclosure
Our real estate expert attorney, John Poulos, published an article on the importance of a signed seller’s disclosure. You can read the original article here: Real Estate Brokers Beware
Poulos LoPiccolo Files Class Action Against Marriott Alleging the Data Breach Affecting Up to 500 Million Consumers
On December 5, 2018, Poulos LoPiccolo PC, along with co-counsel, Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC and Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP filed a class action lawsuit against Marriott International, Inc., a multinational corporation headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland (“Marriott”) related to a data breach that potentially affected up to 500 million Marriott guests. Marriott is one… Read More »
Amazon HQ2 Boosts Long Island City’s Already Booming Real Estate Housing Market
Long Island City was already considered a hot and trendy neighborhood and real estate market. However, the mid-November announcement of Amazon’s new second global headquarters (“HQ2”) sent interest in Long Island City (“LIC”) further skyrocketing. Amazon’s new second global headquarters being split between two cities- Long Island City in Queens, New York and Crystal… Read More »
Joseph LoPiccolo Referenced in Wall Street Journal About U.S. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker
JOSEPH LOPICCOLO, Shareholder and Chair of the class action group at Poulos LoPiccolo PC, recently appeared in an article by the Wall Street Journal regarding Poulos LoPiccolo’s class action against World Patent Marketing, along with Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s involvement in World Patent Marketing’s allegedly fraudulent activity. In addition to Poulos LoPiccolo’s… Read More »
