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2.24A
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CHARGE 2.24A — Page 1 of 14 2.24A NEW JERSEY EQUAL PAY ACT (Approved 03/2019; revised 11/2019) NOTE TO JUDGE This charge is intended for claims of unequal pay brought under the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (New Jersey Equal Pay Act), N.J.S.A. 10:5-12(t), …
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2.24B
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CHARGE 2.24B — Page 1 of 3 2.24B WAGE DISPARITY UNDER THE NJLAD1 (Approved 05/1991; Revised 11/2019) NOTE TO JUDGE Section 1 of this charge is intended for claims of gender discrimination based on unequal pay for substantially equal work, which are …
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2.25
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CHARGE 2.25 - Page 1 of 23 2.25 HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT CLAIMS UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (SEXUAL AND OTHER HARASSMENT) (Approved 05/2015; Revised 01/2025) NOTE TO JUDGE The following charge is based on the Supreme Court’s decision …
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2.26
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CHARGE 2.26 – Page 1 of 10 2.26 FAILURE TO ACCOMMODATE EMPLOYEE WITH DISABILITY UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (Approved 02/2013; Revised 01/2025) NOTE TO JUDGE The instructions set forth herein apply to claims of failure to accommodate a …
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2.32
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CHARGE 2.32 — Page 1 of 9 2.32 NEW JERSEY CONSCIENTIOUS EMPLOYEE PROTECTION ACT (“CEPA”) (N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 et seq.) (Revised 04/2014) Plaintiff claims that defendant [insert alleged retaliatory action, e.g., terminated his/her employment, demoted him/her, …
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2.33
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CHARGE 2.33 — Page 1 of 9 2.33 Mitigation of Economic Damages – Back Pay (04/2014) (To be provided in conjunction with or following general instructions regarding damages in a wrongful discharge or discrimination case) A. General Mitigation Principles 1. …
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2.34
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Page 1 of 6 2.34 MITIGATION OF ECONOMIC DAMAGES - FRONT PAY (02/2013; revised 04/2014) [Plaintiff] also seeks to recover earnings that will be lost in the future. He/she has a right to be compensated for any earnings which you find will probably be lost …
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2.35
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CHARGE 2.35 -- Page 1 of 3 2.35 PAST EMOTIONAL DISTRESS IN AN EMPLOYMENT LAW CASE (Approved 03/2014) NOTE TO JUDGE In Battaglia v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 214 N.J. 518 (2013), the Supreme Court held that it was error for a court to instruct a jury in …
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2.36
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CHARGE 2.36 -- Page 1 of 4 2.36 PAST AND FUTURE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS IN AN EMPLOYMENT LAW CASE (Approved 12/2014) NOTE TO JUDGE In Battaglia v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 214 N.J. 518 (2013), the Supreme Court held that it was error for a court to …
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2.41
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CHARGE 2.22 — Page 1 of 6 2.41 WORKER’S COMPENSATION RETALIATION (Approved 01/2019) The worker’s compensation act makes it unlawful for an employer (or its duly authorized agent) to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee as to …
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3.10
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CHARGE 3.10 — Page 1 of 8 3.10 ASSAULT AND BATTERY (Approved prior to 1984; Revised 03/2015) A. Definition A person is subject to liability for an assault if (a) s/he acts intending to cause a harmful or offensive contact with the person of the plaintiff, …
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3.11A
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CHARGE 3.11A — Page 1 of 8 3.11A PUBLIC DEFAMATION (Approved 03/2010; Revised 11/2022) NOTE TO JUDGE The instructions set forth below apply only where the plaintiff is a public official or public figure, or where the plaintiff is a private person, but the …
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3.11B
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CHARGE 3.11B — Page 1 of 12 3.11B PRIVATE DEFAMATION (03/2010; revised 06/2014) NOTE TO JUDGE The instructions set forth below apply only where plaintiff is a private person (as opposed to a public official or “public figure”) and the subject matter of …
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3.12
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CHARGE 3.12 — Page 1 of 12 3.12 MALICIOUS PROSECUTION ACTION BASED UPON A PRIOR CRIMINAL PROCEEDING (Approved before 1984) A. Elements of a Malicious Prosecution An action at law for malicious prosecution based upon a prior criminal judicial proceeding …
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3.13
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CHARGE 3.13 — Page 1 of 7 3.13 MALICIOUS PROSECUTION BASED UPON A PRIOR CIVIL PROCEEDING (Approved before 1984) Elements of a Malicious Prosecution An action at law for malicious prosecution based upon a prior civil judicial proceeding consists of several …
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3.14
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CHARGE 3.14 – Page 1 of 9 3.14 INVASION OF PRIVACY (01/2016) NOTE TO JUDGE Invasion of privacy involves not one single tort, but is four distinct kinds of invasion of four different interests of the plaintiff, which are tied together by the common name. …
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3.20A
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CHARGE 3.20A — Page 1 of 2 3.20 FALSE IMPRISONMENT (FALSE ARREST) (Approved 6/89) A. GENERAL RULES TO BE CHARGED IN ALL CASES False imprisonment is the unlawful detention of an individual. In this context the word "detention" means the restraint of a …
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3.20B
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CHARGE 3.20B — Page 1 of 5 3.20 FALSE IMPRISONMENT (FALSE ARREST) (Approved 6/89) B. DEFENSE OR LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR CONFINEMENT It is a complete defense, however, to a claim of false imprisonment if the defendant restrained or arrested the plaintiff with …
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3.20C
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CHARGE 3.20C — Page 1 of 4 3.20 FALSE IMPRISONMENT (FALSE ARREST) (Approved 6/89) C. CITIZEN'S ARREST FOR A CRIME WITHOUT A WARRANT It is the law of this State that a private citizen may lawfully arrest another person without a warrant if he/she knows …
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3.20D
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CHARGE 3.20D — Page 1 of 4 3.20 FALSE IMPRISONMENT (FALSE ARREST) (Approved 6/89) D. POLICE ARREST WITHOUT A WARRANT A police officer may arrest an individual without a warrant if he/she has a reasonable basis to believe that a crime is being or has been …