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Charge 2.12 — Page 10 of 15 2.12 PERSONNEL MANUAL CREATING A CONTRACT (Approved 1/97) Plaintiff has asserted a claim against defendant for breach of an employment contract. Plaintiff’s claim is not based upon an individual contract he/she had with …
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Charge 2.13 Charge 2.13 — Page 2 of 2 2.13 ORAL PROMISES CREATING AN ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT1 (Approved 3/91) Plaintiff has brought this case against his/her employer for breach of an oral contract of employment. Plaintiff claims that defendant’s oral …
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Charge 2.14 Charge 2.14 — Page 3 of 4 2.14 EXCEPTIONS TO THE EMPLOYEMENT-AT-WILL DOCTRINE: UNWRITTEN PERSONNEL POLICY REGARDING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT (Approved 12/01) NOTE TO JUDGE To be provided in conjunction with, or following, general instructions …
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CHARGE 2.15 — Page 6 of 6 2.15 GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING (9/09) The plaintiff in this case contends that he/she had an employment contract with the defendant and that the defendant breached what is known as the implied covenant of good faith and fair …
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Charge 2.34 CHARGE 2.16 — Page 10 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. A. General Elements of Defamation In this lawsuit, …
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CHARGE 2.22 — Page 9 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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CHARGE 2.22A — Page 2 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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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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CHARGE 2.24A — Page 6 of 13 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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CHARGE 2.24B — Page 2 of 3 2.24B Wage Disparity Under the NJLAD[footnoteRef:1] (Approved 05/1991; Revised 11/2019) [1: This charge was previously designated as 2.24. In 2018, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (“NJEPA”), …
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CHARGE 2.25 - Page 22 of 22 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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CHARGE 2.26 – Page 2 of 8 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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Charge 2.32 Charge 2.32 — Page 9 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, …
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Charge 2.33 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 …
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Charge 2.33 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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CHARGE 2.35 -- Page 3 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 …
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CHARGE 2.36 -- Page 4 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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Approved 3/11/19 OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT DEFENDANT SUBJECT OF CALL FOR ASSISTANCE N.J.S.A. 2C:35-31 OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT DEFENDANT SUBJECT OF CALL FOR ASSISTANCE (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-31) [TO BE GIVEN AT CONCLUSION OF SUBSTANTIVE CDS CHARGE] Apart from …
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Approved 1/13/14 DEFRAUDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF A DRUG TEST ( N.J.S.A. 2C:36-10e) DEFRAUDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF A DRUG TEST (Possessing substance designed to defraud the administration of a drug test) ( N.J.S.A. 2C:36-10e) Count _____ of the …
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Revised 3/5/07 PROMOTING GAMBLING - BOOKMAKING ( N.J.S.A . 2C:37-2a(1) PROMOTING GAMBLING – BOOKMAKING ( N.J.S.A . 2C:37-2a(1)) Count of the indictment charges defendant with committing the offense of promoting gambling through bookmaking. In pertinent …