It is illegal in New Jersey for an employer to discriminate against an employee because they are a caregiver for their children, parents or spouse.  Employers are prohibited from treating you differently because you provide childcare or take care of an elderly or unhealthy parent. An employee can demonstrate disparate treatment as a result of...

The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled last week that an employer's refusal to renew a worker's contract is the same as terminating an employee without a contract (an at-will employee). The court stated that allowing an employer to discriminate based on age merely because a worker had a contract "would undermine the remedial...

A good employment law case in New Jersey (NJ) can quickly become a bad case due to certain mistakes made after the discrimination, harassment or retaliation occurred.  You should avoid the following 3 things in order to maintain your employment case in New Jersey: 1. Don’t Quit Your Job Before Your Speak With An Employment...

Wal-Mart agreed to pay $86 million to settle an wage and hour class-action lawsuit asserting it failed to pay vacation, overtime, and other wages to 232,000 former workers in California. The settlement is separate from Wal-Mart's 2008 agreement to pay as much as $640 million to settle 63 federal and state class-action lawsuits for...

NJ Retaliation Lawyer - Retaliation Lawyer in New Jersey An employee in a retaliation lawsuit in NJ must show the following in order to win the case: The employee (a) opposed or complained harassment, discrimination or any other act that is protected by NJ’s Law Against Discrimination; or (b) filed a complaint alleging a violation of...

Unpaid interns may actually be entitled to pay despite the employer classifying the intern as unpaid and the intern agreeing to take the unpaid internship.  The Wage Laws and Overtime Laws do not make it easy for employers to avoid the minimum wage and overtime laws – even for interns. Wage laws are commonly applied...

If you have suffered discrimination in New Jersey, you should contact a Discrimination Lawyer In NJ immediately to discuss your case. New Jersey's discrimination laws are some of the most comprehensive in the Country and protect you more than the Federal Laws.  The New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. § 10:5-1 protects you from discrimination...

The Wage Laws and Overtime Laws in New Jersey and Federal require two factors in order to determine whether you are eligible for overtime pay. First, you must be paid a salary by your employer.  Second,  you must perform duties of an exempt employee.  The second part is commonly known as the "Duties Test." ...

Side effects of medication may qualify a person for protection from disability discrimination pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The ADA considers an employee to be disabled if he or she has “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual.” 42...

Many employer label employees as exempt from overtime based on a misinterpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act's exemption for administrative employees.  The definition of an exempt administrative job is (a) office or nonmanual work, which is (b) directly related to management or general business operations of the employer or the employer's customers, and...