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2.16
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CHARGE 2.16 — Page 1 of 10 2.16 DEFAMATION AND EMPLOYMENT (Approved 6/95) NOTE TO JUDGE This charge is to be used only where defamation involves private figures claiming to have been defamed.1 A. General Elements of Defamation In this lawsuit, the …
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2.21
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CHARGE 2.21 — Page 1 of 14 2.21 THE NEW JERSEY LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (“NJLAD”) (N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq.) (Approved 05/2003; Revised 01/2025) INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE COURT The model employment discrimination charges that follow comprise a suggested …
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2.22
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CHARGE 2.22 — Page 1 of 9 2.22 UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (LAD) — RETALIATION (N.J.S.A. 10:5-12(d) and -12(r)) (Approved 09/2009; Revised 01/2019) NOTE TO JUDGE The Law Against Discrimination (LAD) has …
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2.22A
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CHARGE 2.22A — Page 1 of 2 2.22A LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (LAD) INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY CLAIMS (Approved 3/10) If you find that defendant [employer] has unlawfully discriminated [and/or retaliated] against plaintiff, you must then consider whether …
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2.23
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CHARGE 2.23 — Page 1 of 1 2.23 DISCRIMINATORY LAYOFF OR REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF) (Approved 5/91) Plaintiff has contended that the layoff or reduction in force at [employer's name] was conducted in a discriminatory manner. In order to establish an initial …
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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 …