A decision handed down by a federal judge has diminished employee rights in New Jersey, or rather clarified what is and is not a right. A case that has drawn on for nearly three years has come to a close in a resolution that is sure to leave many with mixed feelings....
Month: November 2016
New Jersey police officer faces sexual assault charges
Sexual assault charges are some of the most personal and difficult claims to bring against another person. "I was assaulted, and that person is responsible," is difficult, no matter who you are, and that conflict can be even greater if the person who is responsible is...
School bullying incidents reported nationwide
Reports of bullying in schools, particularly race-based bullying and harassment of LGBTQ students, are widespread in the wake of the recent Presidential election. While there is merit to discussing why these incidents are occurring, it is important not to lose focus...
Woman alleges racially motivated termination against union
Many of us would prefer to believe that discrimination in the workplace is a thing of the past, especially discrimination on such blatant grounds as race. Unfortunately, this dinosaur from a different era continues to find its way into our workplaces with frustrating...
New Jersey workers eagerly awaiting predictive scheduling law
Employees rights advocates and workers across many sectors, mostly in service industry jobs, are closely following both federal and state legislation that would be a huge win for some of the country's most put-upon labor forces. If predictive scheduling measures are...
The upside of pursuing an employment law case
The CEO of Wells Fargo recently promised to rehire any of the workers it fired under an aggressive, even abusive, sales structure. Whether some or all of those workers will want their jobs back is an interesting question. If you have been the victim of wrongful...
Reasonable accommodations in the workplace
Disability discrimination is a serious matter and it goes well beyond the visual and verbal.Protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act and enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), it covers all types of discrimination. An employer can't...
New Jersey Employment and Sexual Harassment Lawyer Discusses the Cost of Donald Trump’s Talk About Women
Or "The Hidden Cost of Trump's Misogyny."I've stayed out of the conversations about the Presidential race because I didn't believe for a second that anyone who still supports Trump would ever change their mind based on anything I might say. Nor do I believe...
Proposed wage law faces uncertain future on governor’s desk
Wage laws are front and center once again for New Jersey, with another equal pay bill making its way to Governor Chris Christie's desk. It is yet to be seen if it will survive the veto that has killed similar bills that have previously made this journey. In the nearly...