New Jersey Business And Employment Law
The law protects New Jersey workers from various forms of discrimination in the workplace. Perhaps you've heard stories of people whose bosses wrongfully terminated their positions for one reason or another. For instance, more than one woman wound up losing her job...
Discrimination comes in as many shapes and sizes as people do. This is why the list of groups that have protected status under federal anti-discrimination laws seems to grow longer every few years. Even if you are among those whom federal law already protects, you may...
On July 6, 2016, Gretchen Carlson filed suit against Roger Ailes for severe and pervasive sexual harassment suffered while working at Fox News. Roger Ailes resigned in July 2016, and Carlson's case settled in September 2016 with Fox News' parent company paying her...
On April 26, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the employer's perception that the employee had engaged in first amendment protected speech was relevant to determining whether the employer was motivated by that speech in demoting the employee....
Does the taxi lobby's argument against TNCs hold water? The (not so new) business model: using a smartphone app to connect drivers with riders. New York has effectively legalized it and there is currently a bill pending before the Pennsylvania Senate to give TNC...
Planning For A Graceful Exit. No one wants to start a marriage planning for divorce. However, when you own a business with one or more individuals, you have to do exactly that; you need to plan for the end. But planning for failure doesn't mean that you will fail. It...
A Philadelphia teacher was fired by the school district for writing a blog in which she called her students "disengaged lazy whiners" and "disobedient, disrespectful oafs." She also wrote "[t]hey curse, discuss drugs, talk back, argue for grades, complain about...
Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, just announced her pregnancy with twins and also that she will take a shortened leave and return to work within two weeks after delivery. For this, she is being criticized for this personal decision despite the following facts: (a) she...
THE DANGERS OF MISCLASSIFYING EMPLOYEES In a recent rash of lawsuits being filed against Uber, the drivers allege that they have been misclassified as independent contractors when they really should be W-2 employees. These class action cases are now cropping up all...
how-some-men-fake-an-80-hour-workweek-and-why-it-matters Is the 80 hour work week realistic? It is if you are faking it! And I don't mean this in a negative way. A study by Erin Reid of Boston University's Business School showed that male employees at a large, high...