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Leslie A Farber's Answers
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Once a real estate contract is signed is there a grace period of 3 days to cancel the contract?
New Jersey mandates a 3-day right of attorney review. This is to give you time to consult an attorney who can review the contract and assist you in canceling or amending the contract to your satisfaction.
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Recorded phone conversation
New Jersey does not prohibit a person involved in a conversation from recording that conversation. However, since you used the word "grievance," I suspect you are in a union and subject to a collective bargaining agreement. You would need to see that evidence is permitted to prove a grievance and consult your union rep.
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Slip and Fall "off teh clock" on employers property
The answer might depend on whether the parking lot is provided by the employer that you were required to park in. If that is the case, even if you were "off the clock," you might be entitled to workers compensation benefits, regardless of what they told you. If not, you might be able to sue the owner of the parking lot if someone's negligence caused your accident. We would need to know more.
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If my employer accuses both myself and another same sex employee as having a gay relationship because we go to lunch together is
If the employer stated this to other employees, there might be a question of slander. However, what once was considered a stigma to be considered gay, might not be the case anymore. Concerning employment law, if this accusation, perhaps combined with other employer behavior create a "hostile work environment" under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, due to actual or perceived sexual orientation, you might have a basis for a lawsuit or complaint with the New Jersey Division on Civil...
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Security Deposit
Assuming you are talking about residential property and not commercial property, yes, 1.5 times monthly rent is the maximum security deposit permitted. The landlord also is required to notify you of the name of the bank where your security is on deposit and to pay you interest on the deposit held each year. Assuming she overcharged you with excess security deposit, you probably can demand that the excess amount be applied towards current or future rent. If she failed to follow any of the...
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Can you be laid off over the phone with no severance?
You did not say whether you were the only person laid off or not, but assuming this was not part of a large-scale layoff which might be subject to reduction in force requirements, and assuming you did not have an employment contract with this employer and are not a member of a union, in New Jersey you work at the will of the employer. This means that you can be fired at any time for any reason or no reason at all. As unprofessional as it might be, the notice can be by phone and severance pay...