Advocates for NJ and PA
Workers & Their Families
Losing a job can be an unexpected and shocking experience. Other times, employees may have noticed warning signs. The company may have struggled for some time before it announced a large-scale staff reduction, or the worker may have had to complete a performance...
The federal Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was enacted so that employees could take “job-protected” time off to care for a family member or themselves. That means if they are eligible to use this leave, they are generally entitled to return to their job or an...
Sexual discrimination manifests in various forms and is a significant issue in workplaces across New Jersey. This type of discrimination occurs when an individual is treated differently based on their sex, potentially affecting everything from hiring practices to...
Workers responding to a job offer are often eager to accept opportunities that provide better pay or could grant them a respectable title. Other details about their employment arrangements may not seem nearly as important. For example, quite a few workers agree to...
In a close decision on Tuesday, April 22, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made a move that could change the game for American workers. A divided commission voted to ban noncompetes in a 3 to 2 split, which came down to party lines. The dissenting voices,...
Employees often have good working relationships with their employers. But, that doesn’t mean that an employer will have the employee’s best interests at heart if the employee gets hurt at work. Employers should pay for workers’ compensation coverage, so the cost of...
When a company lays off a large number of its employees, that action not only affects the people who have lost their jobs and their families. A mass layoff can affect an entire city and even beyond. New Jersey, which is home to many corporations of all kinds, has...
Employees do not always have a good relationship with their employers, which can happen for several reasons. Whether they are unhappy with a coworker or have resentment over wages, conflict is inevitable in any environment, including employment. When you think of a...
Many legal protections for workers only apply to direct-hire employees. Temporary workers are often excluded, even when they do the same work and for the same hours as those paid directly by the business. Working for a third-party temp service typically means you get...
Employers can terminate people for a nearly infinite number of reasons. Company policy and unique industry concerns could create unusual scenarios that only apply to one specific profession or type of business. There are also many generic reasons to lose a job. People...
