Why Women Suffer in Silence
Sexual harassment and gross misconduct are receiving lots of press and public attention. Thank the #MeToo movement and the associated #TimesUp follow-up. With the ever-increasing number of women speaking up now about dealing with past...
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The Effects of Sexual Harassment
With the vast number of sexual misconduct reveals and associated news stories in 2017 and the increasingly powerful #MeToo movement, sexual harassment is getting a lot of attention. A recent New York Times survey of 615 men found...
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What is Harassment and What is NOT?
If you feel you are being harassed at work, it can be difficult to tell whether you are experiencing illegal harassment as defined by law, or if you feel hurt or offended by behavior that may be wrong, but is...
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Jury awards ex-Middlesex County sheriff’s investigator $885K
A jury has returned a verdict of $885,000 in the case brought against Middlesex County by a retired sheriff's officer.
Joseph Iko sued Middlesex County in civil court alleging that he was harassed by co-workers relentlessly while he was employed by the Middlesex County Sheriff's...
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NJ Wrongful Termination Laws
What is NJ Wrongful Termination?
Wrongful termination means a very specific thing under New Jersey law. Many terminations can be wrong or unfair but that does not make them wrongful under the law. To have a legal claim, an employee’s termination must break NJ or federal law. ...
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Understanding NJ Disability Discrimination
Lawyers and NJ Disability Discrimination Rights
Disability discrimination law in New Jersey is complicated and violations are common. The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination protects employees with permanent or temporary disabilities from being fired or forced to work in pain due to a disability. Given the complexity of disability...
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NJ Employment Law
NJ Employment Law Protections for Employees
Most workers in New Jersey are employees “at will.” Unless a worker is a member of a union, protected by government civil service, or has an employment contract, he or she is employed at will.
At will employment means that an employee can...
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New Jersey Sexual Harassment Help
Have you been sexually harassed in NJ?
Many people talk about harassment at work or a hostile work environment. But the legal definition of these terms is very different from the ordinary understanding. The law defines sexual harassment as severe or persistent abuse directed at a worker (usually a woman) because of sex or gender...
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The New Sexual Harassment Trilogy Of Cases
Paul Castronovo And Megan Frese Porio
‘Aguas v. State of New Jersey’
In Aguas, the Supreme Court of New Jersey created a sexual harassment trilogy. Aguas v. State of New Jersey, 2015 N.J. LEXIS 131 (N.J. Feb. 11, 2015). Aguas joined Lehmann v. Toys ‘R’ Us (1993) and Gaines v. Bellino (2002) in the...
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Severance Pay in New Jersey
Have you been offered severance pay in New Jersey? We can help guide you through the process. Most people who have just been offered a severance package or severance pay begin by asking the following questions:
Why was I selected for the lay off?
Do I have a potential lawsuit against the company for...
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