Can business owners in New Jersey hire people who are under 16 years old? If they can, how many hours are these minors allowed to work?The history of the United States is filled with stories of child labor. Those stories helped to craft our modern child labor laws in...
Year: 2018
New Jersey faces lawsuit over employees’s rights
New Jersey officials now face a lawsuit claiming that a recently passed bill violates employees' rights. The law, known as the Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act, places significant restrictions on employees' ability to leave unions or cease contributing to them...
New Jersey Civil and School Rights Trial Lawyer Discusses Ground-Breaking New Jersey Public School Guidelines for Transgender, Gender Questioning and Gender-Fluid Students
For years, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) has held that it's illegal to discriminate against an individual, including on the basis of gender, gender identity or gender expression, in any place of "public accommodation."The phrase "gender identity or...
What does New Jersey’s new sick leave act cover?
New Jersey lawmakers recently passed legislation that expands the paid sick leave rights of employees, requiring employers to offer sick leave to those who qualify. This leave covers many different circumstances. It may offer the flexibility that most people need at...
New Jersey considers $15 minimum wage
As more and more workers face the realities of inflation outpacing wage growth, people in entry-level positions often suffer the most difficulty finding financial footing. However, New Jersey lawmakers are considering some big shifts in wage laws that may relieve some...
Service Animals – More Than Just Dogs
When people hear the term "service animal" they almost automatically default to a vision of a service dog. However, there are a number of other animals that provide service to the disabled. For instance, since at least the 1970s people with spinal cord and other...
Survey shows workplace harassment is common
A recent survey conducted by an international insurance provider identified sexual harassment as the most prevalent type of misconduct in the workplace. The findings of the survey are no surprise to people in the employment law field. Employers have long tolerated...
Can an employer deny benefits based on a worker’s age?
These days, keeping a job as an aging employee can feel more and more precarious with each passing year. As a younger, often cheaper to employ workforce swells in size, older workers with more experience regularly find companies looking for ways to hasten them out the...
Atlantic City public employees demand fair treatment
Public employees throughout Atlantic City are pushing back against what many see as an unfair reduction in rights and privileges by the local government. Some of the unions that represent these workers are considering lawsuits to reclaim civil service status for...
Is it legal to record an employer in New Jersey?
With the flurry of news stories involving secret recordings that have come out in recent weeks and months, many employees have understandable concerns about whether or not it is legal to make "secret" recordings in their own workplaces. This is a complicated issue,...