Advocates for NJ and PA
Workers & Their Families
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...
Sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal. However, it is sadly common in the United States. According to official data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), more than 24,000 people filed a sexual harassment claim in 2020 alone. The number...
A woman who worked at a McDonald's in Farmingdale, New Jersey, has filed a lawsuit against the fast-food giant. She says that after reporting unsanitary and unsafe conditions that were "endemic to the workplace," she was called racist, sexist and other derogatory...
Flirting with members of the opposite sex happens all the time. It happens in schools, at the bar, at work or over the phone. It's often something people embrace and enjoy. It can be thrilling, and it's the way that many relationships progress from just being friends...
When most people think about sexual harassment in the workplace, inappropriate touching is the first thing that comes to mind. And while that's one of the most common forms of sexual harassment, there are many others that you need to be aware of. Here are some of the...
Sexual harassment is, unfortunately, a far too common phenomenon in the workplace. Some types of workers tend to be more vulnerable to sexual harassment more than others.The risk of sexual harassment tends to be higher in places in which a person works for...
There are both state and federal laws on the books that make it illegal for an employer to retaliate against their employees. Employers are strictly forbidden from firing employees who participate in an investigation of their employer or report their unlawful...
You're moving through your day, doing your job as scheduled, and all of a sudden you receive a strange text or email from a supervisor or coworker. You're taken aback, as it's sexually suggestive and you don't know exactly how to react.If you find yourself in this...
The movie Bombshell is a perfect example of blatant sexual harassment and the hostile and very toxic work environment that was present at FOX News under former chief executive Roger Ailes.Ailes used to ask female talent on interviews to twirl or spin for him, so he...
Does the New Jersey government have a problem with sexual harassment? Some lawmakers in Trenton think that a "toxic culture of abuse" requires some proactive measures to get legislators on the same page before they take office.A state senator from Monmouth County is...
