Richard E. Yaskin, Esquire, a New Jersey and Pennsylvania attorney since 1981, opened the LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD E. YASKIN, A Professional Corporation, in Voorhees, New Jersey in 1995. A graduate of Rutgers University - Camden School of Law, Mr. Yaskin represents individuals who have been wrongfully terminated, discriminated against, harassed or unlawfully retaliated against in the workplace. Richard has been an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and its New Jersey affiliate (NELA/NJ) for 25 years. He currently serves as NELA/NJ?s Vice President and on its Programming committee. Formerly, he was a four year Co-Chair of Nela/NJ's very active Amicus Committee. He has obtained several noteworthy employment law decisions: Sunkett v. National Gypsum Co., Civil No. 09-721 (D.N.J. Feb. 21, 2013)(Obtained Reconsideration of summary judgment ruling in disability accommodation case, applying employer?s burden of persuasion on ?safety defense.?) McGhee v. Pathmark Stores, Inc., N.J. Super. Unpub. (Law Div., Aug. 23, 2010) (Atlantic County) (Trial Judge barred defense psychiatric examinations of plaintiffs alleging NJ Law Against Discrimination racial harassment due to workplace nooses, with accompanying emotional distress.) Hoag v. Brown, 397 N.J. Super. 34 (App. Div. 2007) (Prison contractor?s employee held ?protected? as ?employee? under New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. Also expanded negligent supervision liability and recovery for permanent psychological injuries under NJ Tort Claims Act.) Waugh v. Pathmark Stores, Inc., 191 F.R.D. 427 (D.N.J. 2000) (Attempted to extend waiver of attorney-client privilege to in-house attorney's participation in remediation of racial harassment.) Kube v. New Penn Motor Express, 865 F. Supp. 221 (D.N.J. 1994) (denied §301 pre-emption of LAD disability accommodation claim where collective bargaining agreement did not define "reasonab View More ?
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