RODRIGUEZ v. RAYMOURS FURNITURE

A-27 September Term 2014, 074603

138 A.3d 528 (2016)

225 N.J. 343

Sergio RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RAYMOURS FURNITURE COMPANY, INC., a corporation, t/a Raymour & Flanigan, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 15, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan L. Krumholz , Jersey City, argued the cause for appellant ( Krumholz Dillon , attorneys).

Patricia A. Smith argued the cause for respondent ( Ballard Spahr , attorneys; Ms. Smith , Edward T. Groh , and Amy L. Bashore , Cherry Hill, on the briefs).

Bennet D. Zurofsky , Newark, argued the cause for amicus curiae National Employment Lawyers Association-New Jersey (Mr. Zurofsky , Schall & Barasch, and Sarah Fern Meil , Milford, attorneys; Mr. Zurofsky , Ms. Meil , and Richard M. Schall , Moorestown, on the brief).

John E. Keefe, Jr. , Red Bank, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association ( Miles S. Winder III , President, attorney; Paris P. Eliades , Sparta, of counsel; Mr. Keefe , Mr. Eliades , Stephen T. Sullivan, Jr. , Red Bank, Liana M. Nobile , and Javier J. Diaz , on the brief).

Nancy Erika Smith , Montclair, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Association for Justice ( Smith Mullin , attorneys; Ms. Smith and Neil Mullin , of counsel; Ms. Smith , Mr. Mullin , and Virginia A. Pallotto , on the brief).

Ronald K. Chen , Trenton, argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (Rutgers Constitutional Rights Clinic Center for Law & Justice, attorneys; Mr. Chen , Edward L. Barocas , Jeanne M. LoCicero , and Alexander R. Shalom , of counsel and on the brief).

Martin W. Aron argued the cause for amicus curiae Academy of New Jersey Management Attorneys ( Jackson Lewis , attorneys; Mr. Aron and Maggie L. Gousman , Morristown, of counsel and on the brief).


In this appeal we address whether the Law Against Discrimination (LAD), N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -49 — a law established to fulfill a public — interest purpose — can be contravened by private agreement.

Here an employment application contained a provision requiring...

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