OVERVIEW For decades, public and private employers have faced the need to effectively prevent and address workplace sexual harassment and discrimination.  Yet, today’s #MeToo #TimesUp Movement has not only publicized this necessity, and the failures of many workplaces to effectually address and …

RED BANK, NJ October 9, 2018—Keefe Law Firm today announced that an electrician who sustained permanent injuries that scarred and disfigured multiple areas of his body when he was struck by 138,000 volts of electricity settled his matter for $2.275 million. In May of 2014, Ronald Gosselin, then 52 …

Jessica S. Allen, Counsel at Keefe Law Firm was recently appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts as the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association’s representative for its 2018-2020 term. The purpose of the Committee is twofold: Monitor the New Jersey Court system’s …

September 24, 2018 (RED BANK, NJ)— John E. Gregory, Jr. of the Keefe Law Firm recently finalized a settlement for $750,000 in a wrongful death suit.  Pedro Tejada died when he was hit by a speeding minivan while crossing Smith Street in Perth Amboy at 5:50 am. He was on his way to work. Mr. Tejada, …

September 17, 2018 (RED BANK, NJ)—Keefe Law Firm today announced that a plaintiff who sustained multiple injuries when the vehicle she was riding in was struck by a delivery van received a $1.5 million settlement under the Honorable Dennis F. Carey, J.S.C. In early 2017, the plaintiff—a single …

On May 17th, the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) held its ceremony to install new leadership in the state’s largest professional organization for attorneys. The ceremony was held at the organization’s annual meeting and convention in Atlantic City, where all attendees of the convention …

Equal Pay for Equal Work   New Jersey’s sweeping equal pay law, The “Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act” amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination to protect all people from being unfairly paid less than another person, not in the employee’s protected class, for “substantially …

Have you heard of the #MeToo movement? It started last year as celebrities, public figures and everyday hard-working Americans decided to take a stand against sexual harassment and abuse. This movement has taken the media world by storm as TV stations, online channels and publications have been …