by Dan | Apr 21, 2022 | News
For the eighth year in a row, Damian Shammas has been selected to the exclusive Thomson Reuters New Jersey Super Lawyer list. The distinction is shared by a mere 5% of attorneys in the State of New Jersey. From 2012 through 2014, Damian was named to the Thomson...
by Dan | Oct 16, 2021 | News
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”), already one of the strongest anti-discrimination laws in the country, was recently amended to expand protections to workers 70 and over. Pursuant to the amendments, employers are no longer permitted to refuse to...
by Dan | Oct 10, 2021 | News
In Rios v. Meda Pharmaceutical, Inc., the New Jersey Supreme Court recently held that a directsupervisor’s use of two highly offensive racial slurs could, by themselves, constitute a hostilework environment. This decision expanded on the Court’s prior decision in...
by Dan | May 31, 2021 | News
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has issued guidance addressing employers’ ability to require their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. According to the EEOC, employers may require their employees to be vaccinated except to the extent that...
by Dan | Apr 11, 2021 | News
Ten years ago this month, the Law Offices of Damian Christian Shammas, LLC opened its doors and began serving New Jersey employees in their fight for justice. How time flies! Over the last decade I have had the pleasure and privilege of representing hundreds of...
