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On January 2, 2019, Michael Mormando from the Law Firm of Attorneys Hartman, Chartered, was sworn-in as Councilman for Ward 3 in Delran Township. Michael was elected to the position in the general election held in November 2018. He will be serving a four-year term assisting the residents of Delran. While serving as Councilman, Michael will also continue to practice law at Attorneys Hartman, Chartered in Moorestown representing clients in the areas of Employment Law,...

Most people know that employment discrimination on the basis of disability is prohibited. But, not many people know that under both New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) and Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) alcoholism and drug addiction is considered a disability, and that it is therefore unlawful for an employer to terminate or otherwise discriminate against an employee on the basis of the employee’s alcoholism or drug addiction.(1) In determining whether an employer is...

Important changes in New Jersey’s expungement statute went into effect as of October 1, 2018, which dramatically increase the number of people who are eligible for an expungement. Here are the highlights worth noting: You used to have to wait 10 years from the date you completed your sentence to expunge a felony conviction; now you only have to wait 6 years. Note, though, that you still have the same option for an “early pathway”...

As of Wednesday, October 29, 2018, Under the law, covered employees can earn up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year; Figure out what the “benefit year” is. Under the law, the employer has to establish a 12-month period, known as a “benefit year,” during which you can accrue paid sick time. The “benefit year” must begin the later of either the effective date of the law (October 29, 2018) or...

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Katherine Hartman was named the Professional Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law and the Burlington County Bar Association. The award is presented to those attorneys who are respected by colleagues for their character, competence and exemplary professional behavior. Ms. Hartman will receive the award at a luncheon at the Pines in Edison New Jersey on October 11, 2019...

Katherine D. Hartman will be addressing the New Jersey Association of Justice at their annual Boardwalk Seminar in Atlantic City on May 10, 2018. The topic is Ethics and Professionalism for Criminal Attorneys. The seminar begins at 3:00 pm and will be held at Harrah’s Resort and Casino...

In the first installment of our update to the New Jersey Equal Pay Act (the “Allen Act” or “Amendment”), we addressed the differences and similarities in the facts relevant to the analyses under the old regime as compared to the new. In this second installment, we address the differences in damages that may be recovered, as well as the changes to the statute of limitations. Under the prior Equal Pay Act, the employee could recover...

This is the first of two installments addressing the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (the “Allen Act” or “Amendment”), an amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”), which the New Jersey Legislature passed On March 27, 2018 and which becomes effective July 1, 2018. The Allen Act broadens the protections provided under the New Jersey Equal Pay Act (“EPA”). But what does that mean, exactly. The former EPA, which was enacted in...