Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP HARASSMENT & DISCRIMINATION – COULD YOU MAKE THE DETERMINATION? Presented by: Deborah A. Cmielewski, Esq. November 18, 2016 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. © Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP
NJ LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION N.J.S.A. 10:5-12 Makes it unlawful to subject people to different treatment based on: - race - creed - color - national origin - nationality - ancestry - age
NJ LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION N.J.S.A. 10:5-12 (cont’d) - sex (including pregnancy) - familial status - marital status - domestic partnership/civil union status - affectional or sexual orientation - gender identity or expression - a typical hereditary cellular blood test - genetic information
NJ LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION N.J.S.A. 10:5-12 (cont’d) - military service - mental or physical disability - perceived disability - AIDS and HIV status
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