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16 L.W. v. Toms River Regional Schools Board of Education -- rank: 859

... that phrase expressly encompasses both “perceived” and actual sexual orientation, N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(hh), L.W.’s sexual orientation is of no consequence ...

docket:	a-111-05
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2007-02-21
status:
citation:	189 N.J. 381
Document Size:	78937

17 URIEL GUZMAN v. M. TEIXEIRA INTERNATIONAL, INC. -- rank: 847

... techniques. Disability shall also mean AIDS or HIV infection. [1] [N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(q).] 'Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(q), there are two specific categories of handicap: physical and ... last visited May 30, 2023). Effective 1992, the Legislature amended N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(q) to include the provision: 'Handicapped shall also mean suffering ... 1991, c. 493, § 1. Effective 2004, the Legislature amended N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(q) to replace the word 'handicapped' with 'disability' and the ... 2003, c. 180, § 6. The Legislature has not amended N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(q) to include expressly COVID-19 or the virus that ... birth defect or illness including epilepsy.' Id. at 15 (citing N.J.S.A. 10:5- 5(q)); see, e.g., Clowes v. Terminix Int'l, ...

docket:	a0841-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-06-07
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	21105

18 J.T. v. DUMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS -- rank: 847

... of public accommodation" includes "any kindergarten, primary and secondary school[.]" N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(l). Our courts broadly interpret the LAD to further its ...

docket:	a2424-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-11-24
status:	published
citation:	438 N.J.Super. 241 103 A.3d 269
Document Size:	66654

19 Beth Godfrey, et al. v. Princeton Theological Seminary -- rank: 845

... term that specifically excludes religious or sectarian educational institutions. See N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(l) (defining “[a] place of public accommodation” as excluding ... our Appellate Division has determined that “the exemption in N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(l) of the LAD [for educational facilities operated or maintained ... LAD applies to religious institutions notwithstanding the exclusionary language of N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(l), or that the LAD’s statutory prerequisite -- that the ...

docket:	a-64-07
court:
decided:	2008-08-04
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citation:	196 N.J. 178
Document Size:	101532

20 ROBERT J. TRAVISANO v. BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS FOR UNION COUNTY -- rank: 833

... LAD defines "employer" as including "all persons as defined in [ N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(a) 5 ] unless otherwise specifically exempt under another section of ... subdivision thereof, and all public officers, agencies, boards or bodies." N.J.S.A. 10:5 5(e). Although the LAD's definitions of the terms "employer ... corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, and fiduciaries." N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(a). 6 Although the LAD does not define the terms ...

docket:	a2312-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-01-27
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	80991

21 BrianRoyster v. New Jersey State Police -- rank: 828

... thereof, and all public officers, agencies, boards, or bodies.” N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(e). Because the NJSP is precluded from asserting immunity as ... waived sovereign immunity for claims brought under the LAD. See N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(e) (defining “[e]mployer” to include “the State ... thereof, and all public officers, agencies, boards, or bodies.” N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(e). Because defendant is precluded from asserting immunity as a ...

docket:	A-1-15
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	0000-00-00
status:
citation:	227 N.J. 482 152 A.3d 900
Document Size:	82845

22 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW JERSEY v. ROCHELLE HENDRICKS -- rank: 825

... the State relies on the LAD's religious exemption in N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(l) ("Nothing herein contained shall be construed to include or ...

docket:	a4399-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-03-26
status:	published
citation:	445 N.J.Super. 452 139 A.3d 92
Document Size:	90493

23 OWEN R. MCFARLANE, M.D v. SOUTHERN JERSEY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTERS -- rank: 825

... reducing his working hours and providing him with adequate supervision. N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(q). His discrimination claim does not include an allegation ARMC ...

docket:	a0380-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-08-30
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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24 GABRIEL SEPULVEDA v. BORNE HOLDING CO INC. -- rank: 822

... defines the term "employer" to include "persons" as defined in N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(a), as well as "the State, any political or civil ... subdivisions thereof, and all public officers, agencies, boards or bodies." N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(e). The term "person" is defined in N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(a) to include "one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, organizations ...

docket:	a3367-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-12-09
status:	unpublished
citation:
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25 THERESA THOMAS v. COUNTY OF CAMDEN, et al. -- rank: 822

... B d. of Trs . , 77 N.J. 55 , 67 (1978). N.J.S.A. 10:5-5 l provides a non-exhaustive list of places of "public ... 2446 , 2455, 147 L. Ed.2d 554 , 568 (2000) (quoting N.J.S.A. 10:5-5 l ) (first alteration in original); Zahorian v. Russell Fitt Real ...

docket:	A0037-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-07-21
status:	published
citation:
Document Size:	72154

26 John Cicchetti v. Morris County Sheriff’s Office -- rank: 819

... as a “disability” for purposes of the statute, see N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(q). No party has challenged that aspect of the Appellate ...

docket:	a-102-06
court:
decided:	2008-05-28
status:
citation:	194 N.J. 563
Document Size:	124754

27 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1377-16.opn.html -- rank: 816

... person' is not restricted to 'inhabitants' of this State. See N.J.S.A. 10:5- 5(a). Instead, the NJLAD affords all persons . . . the opportunity to ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
decided:
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citation:
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28 MARC LIEBESKIND v. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. -- rank: 811

... of the places of public accommodation listed in the LAD. N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(1). Nor is it such a place under the definition ...

docket:	a1602-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-05-01
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	53793

29 ANTHONY ALLEYNE v. NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION -- rank: 808

... which is caused by bodily injury, birth defect, or illness .' N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(q). Sleep apnea has been defined as 'a disorder characterized ... by 'bodily injury, birth defect, or illness' as required under N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(q). Indeed, plaintiff maintains his BMI measurement was the sole ... inability to perform one or more major life activities. Compare N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(q), with § 42 U.S.C. 12102(1)(A ...

docket:	a0753-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-08-15
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	27022

30 BRUNO BUMBACA v. TOWNSHIP OF EDISON, TOWNSHIP OF EDISON FIRE DEPARTMENT et al. -- rank: 797

... individual who has not attained the age of 18 years. [ N.J.S.A. 10:5-5(ll)]     Thus, it is clear that the term familial status ...

docket:	a6279-02
court:	njappellate
decided:	2004-11-19
status:	published
citation:	373 N.J. Super. 239
Document Size:	36238