Employment discrimination cases operate on strict timelines. Evidence fades, witnesses move on, and the ability to reconstruct events diminishes with time.

Workplace discrimination does not always look like what people expect. It is not always a confrontational remark or an obvious act of bias. Often it accumulates over time: a pattern of being passed over for promotions, exclusion from meetings, differently applied performance standards, or a sudden shift in treatment after raising a concern. Recognizing it is one challenge. Knowing what to do with it is another.

In New Jersey, employees have broader legal protections than in most other states, which changes both the options available and the way experienced attorneys build cases.

The New Jersey Legal Landscape

Federal law prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, and genetic information. New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination goes further, covering additional protected characteristics including sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, domestic partnership status, and military service.

New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, which covers employers with as few as one employee for some protected categories, greatly extends the reach of state protections.

In FY 2024, the EEOC received 88,531 new discrimination charges nationwide, a 9% increase from the prior year, and secured $679 million for victims, according to the agency’s Annual Performance Report for Fiscal...

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