· 11/26/1996
Hernandez v. Region Nine Housing Corp.
Citations
- 684 A.2d 1385
- 146 N.J. 645
- 1996 N.J. LEXIS 1082
- 73 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1231
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- recognizing the strong public policy underlying the LAD, and the importance of using the act to further these policies
- recognizing the strong public policy underlying the LAD, and the importance of using the act to further these policies
- finding that the Division under LAD not only has the power to enjoin further discriminatory practices by employer, but can award compensatory damages as well as damages for pain and suffering or personal humiliation.
- commenting on LAD’s statutory election of administrative versus judicial remedies when evaluating whether adverse EEOC determination should bar later LAD action in Superior Court
- tracing history of election-of-remedies provision under LAD and comparing it to analogous federal statutes
- stating New Jersey follows the formulation of collateral estoppel as set forth in the Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 27
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Judges: Handler
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