On September 19, 2014, The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denied an attempt by Avis to appeal the certification of a class of shift managers who were denied overtime pay by Avis. Like the frequent use of so-called independent contractor...
Month: December 2014
The Rise Of Vision Zero
There are conflicting views of how well the U.S. is doing in making auto travel safer. Viewed individually, every traffic death is a tragedy, and often a preventable one. Despite the preventable nature of the large majority of highway accidents, the 32,719 traffic...
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Trial Lawyer Talks About Jury Trials and Dangerous Toys
"Or . . . What Would Toys Be Like Without Trial Lawyers?"This is another in my "what would life be like without trial lawyers?" (and jury trials) series. Glad everyone is enjoying it.Choking hazards were the leading cause of Consumer Product Safety Commission Toy...
Civil Rights Lawyer Discusses Ferguson, Staten Island event and Grand Juries.
It's unfortunate that I'm writing about something like the recent incidents that took place in Ferguson and Staten Island, considering that it's the year 2014. Being a civil rights lawyer, over the years I've seen and heard about a lot of injustice, and it continues...
Are Changes Ahead For The NHTSA?
With Mark Rosekind confirmed as the new head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the clock is ticking on changes many advocates say are necessary to make the group effective. As a former member of the National Transportation Safety Board, Mark...
Massive Unpaid Overtime Settlement For Oil And Gas Workers
A case involving back pay for unpaid overtime has been settled for $4.5 million according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The case involved more than 140 employers and roughly 5,300 workers in the Marcellus Shale oil and gas industry. The back pay settlement covered...
Eroding Safety And Special Interests
The safety of "ordinary" citizens is regularly sacrificed in the face of motivated special interests. One company employing thousands of people is highly motivated to destroy protections for those workers. Each worker has limited resources to assert his or her rights,...
Safety Leader Promises Stronger Measures
The man nominated by President Obama to run the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggested the agency would take a tougher stance under his leadership. Mark Rosekind also repeated the need for greater resources for the NHTSA if it is going to be...
Pregnancy Bias Case Reaches Supreme Court
Discrimination by another name is still discrimination. Employers have tried to disguise discrimination in many forms over the years. Pregnancy discrimination is a form of gender discrimination that has regularly been "hidden" behind work rules that may appear...
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Trial Lawyer Discusses Product Liability and Civil Justice System
Or . . . What Would Cars be Like without Trial Lawyers?I'm proud of what I do. Without trial lawyers, you wouldn't be as safe from defective products, as protected from the consequences of carelessness, as secure in your personal and civil rights, as you are. Whether...