Being dismissed from a job for any reason can certainly impact your financial stability. In some cases, termination negatively impacts a person's reputation, impeding one's ability to seek future employment.Bill Stepien's attorney claims the former adviser was...
Month: May 2014
A Constitutional Amendment to do Away with Citizens United Decision?
"Or . . . Corporations still aren't people." A New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney Discusses: As a Constitutionally inclined and trained attorney, I'm never a big fan of Constitutional Amendments. The more you "tack on" ideas to a document as important as...
Employee rights or annual budget: Debate over New Jersey pensions
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reportedly considering moving June's state-funded pension payments back due to a budget shortfall. At the same time, an appeals court is considering a case that could impact the payment of pensions going forward.The case centers on a...
New Jersey Attorney Questions Comcast’s Self-Serving Lobbying Efforts
I find myself concerned about the recent article I read on Philly.com regarding Comcast and its lobbying efforts. Comcast seems to have a lot of time on their hands, and, according to the article, in 2013 they occupied that time by spending $18.8 million on lobbying...
Decision reached in Anheuser-Busch workplace discrimination case
This past Friday, a very interesting and closely followed workplace discrimination lawsuit against filed against Anheuser-Busch came to a close when a jury returned a verdict siding with the beverage giant.The lawsuit in question was filed back in 2009 by Francine...
Cheerleaders claim unpaid overtime and unfair compensation
In terms of compensation, some famed positions of employment have traditionally offered more prestige and honor than money. For example, a former member of the New York Jets' cheerleading squad, the "Flight Crew," has filed a lawsuit stating that the team underpays...
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney Discusses Governor Christie being “Cleared”
Or... "This is why you can't investigate yourself."I know you're as shocked as I am - deeply, deeply shocked - that the law firm hired personally by Governor Christie, which was loyal to Governor Christie, and which was paid for by public funds at Governor Christie's...
Does your employer make accommodations for pregnant workers?
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act, a federal law enacted to protect pregnant women in the workplace, does not address all employment issues that pregnant women could face. Court decisions are still split on the extent to which employers must accommodate pregnant...
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney Discuses Ignition Switch Testimony by GM CEO
Or... "This is why we have punitive damages."People who don't understand how the law works like to talk about how the law works. Most of those opinions are under-informed at best, and politically motivated and biased, at worst.But it doesn't stop people from having an...
Birth Is Mom, Center Stage. End Of Discussion.
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney Discusses Plotnick v. DeLuccia, Estranged Father Excluded From Delivery RoomMandatory disclaimer, first. I'm a dad. I was there when my son was born, and it was the happiest moment of my life next to marrying his mother....