Among the many methods used by businesses to cheat workers is that of misclassification. By calling a worker an independent contractor, rather than an employee, companies can avoid a host of legal responsibilities, including the need to provide a safe workplace, pay...
Month: February 2016
New Jersey Trial Attorney Practicing In Transgender Rights Discusses Transgender Access To Bathrooms
The New Transgendered Battleground: Bathrooms?The forces of homophobia, bigotry (a.k.a "religious freedom") lost the war on equal marriage. Not that they know when to admit they're wrong. Nope. Not when you know god's on your side. So having lost that battle to common...
Technology Successful In Reducing Rear End Crashes
Data collected by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety suggests that front crash prevention technology is highly successful. The findings provide further support for advocates of in-vehicle collision avoidance technologies. The National Transportation Safety...
Cyberbullying And Employment Law
With age comes wisdom. That's the theory, anyway. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of adults who seem to have avoided the maturation process. Bullying is often considered a problem among school-aged children. It is also a problem in countless workplaces, as adults...
Jump In Auto Accident Deaths Raises Concerns
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released preliminary data on 2015 traffic fatalities and news was not good. Over the first nine months of 2015, the NHTSA estimates that 26,000 were killed in fatal car and truck accidents. During the first nine...
Respecting Religion In The Workplace
The New Jersey State Law Against Discrimination requires employers to provide reasonable religious accommodation to workers. The U.S. Constitution and the New Jersey State Constitution both guarantee people the right to observe the religion of their choice. In the...
Retaliation Guidelines Under Review
According to Equal Employment Opportunity laws, retaliation is "when an employer unlawfully takes action against an individual in punishment for exercising rights protected by any of the EEO laws." The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) does not handle all...