A New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney Discusses Michael Sam, the First Openly Gay Player in the NFLFirst of all, I'm not going to assume that everyone reading this blog knows football, so let me explain something.The NFL draft takes place over several days...
Month: June 2014
Freelance TV workers claim unpaid overtime, unfair compensation
New Jersey residents have likely heard a number of complaints regarding employee compensation throughout the years. Many times, there are fairly obvious rules about minimum payment amounts and how employees should be compensated for things like overtime. In the world...
CIA addresses harassment in the workplace
The Associated Press recently obtained a copy of a memo sent out by the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity director. In the message, the director said that out of 69 complaints of harassment in the 12 months preceding Sept. 30, 2013,...
Supreme Court Ruling Allows Required Christian Prayer at Public Meetings in Greece, New York State
Or, America is slowly becoming a theocracy. How does that work for you? A New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney discusses:Prayer in public places and settings is a fiery subject; it tends to arouse passions. So let's get right into it, and right to the...
New Jersey nurse’s employee rights upheld in court
Workers in New Jersey expect certain rights to be maintained and protected by employers and laws related to the workplace. For one New Jersey nurse, refusal to accept a flu shot resulted in both termination and the loss of unemployment benefits. A later court,...
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney Discusses ‘Reverse Discrimination’
"OR...'A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME'...STILL STINKS."It's mostly people who aren't members of "historically disenfranchised" minorities that ask me about the concept of "reverse discrimination." It's usually a male, usually Caucasian and usually Christian. The male may...
Federal lawmakers consider pregnancy discrimination bill
Several states, including New Jersey, recently passed laws protecting pregnant women in the workplace. Now federal lawmakers are considering a bill that would afford more protections to women across the country.Legislation under consideration states that pregnancy...