While it may be understandably uncomfortable for an employee to consider reporting an employer for a potential legal violation, it can be essential in the fight to prevent employers from engaging in illegal activities that can harm employees, the environment, and the general public. That is why New Jersey law specifically provide...
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Bringing a Discrimination Lawsuit
When a person or group of people have suffered adverse employment actions as a result of their membership in a particular protected class, such as one based on race, sex, religion, or age, then an employment discrimination action may follow as a result. After all, unlawful workplace discrimination can cause an...
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What is the Difference Between NJFLA and FMLA?
As a New Jersey employee, it is essential to be aware of your rights. That being said, understanding the scope of your rights can be complicated, to say the least. There are varying laws at both the federal and state level that can impact your rights as an employee. It can be...
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New Jersey’s Equal Pay Law
Enacted in 2018, the New Jersey Equal Pay Act provides powerful protections for employees throughout the state. Prohibiting employers from engaging in discriminatory pay practices, the Act also provides protections for employees who may voice concerns or complaints about wage-related issues in the workplace. Employees and employers alike should be aware...
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Types of Evidence in a Workplace Discrimination Claim
Workplace discrimination is a big problem and those employees who have suffered discriminatory actions in the workplace deserve to seek those legal remedies available to them. Employment discrimination occurs when an adverse employment action is taken against an employee due to their membership in a protected class. That adverse employment action...
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Proving Workplace Retaliation
When an employee speaks up in the workplace and suffers an adverse employment action as a result, they may just be a victim of workplace retaliation. To be clear, not every voiced complaint will offer legal protection if an employee is in some way chastised for speaking out. It is only...
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Do You Have a Claim for Workplace Discrimination?
At the state level, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) prohibits employer from discriminating against workers based on a workers’ membership in a certain protected class. At the federal level, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act provides comparable anti-discrimination protection. The discriminatory action must be a job-related action based on...
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Examples of Workplace Retaliation
There are laws at both the state and federal level intended to protect employees from experiencing discrimination or harassment in the workplace. These laws also aim to shield employees from retaliatory actions that may be taken by an employer should an employee try to exercise their rights under such laws. Retaliation...
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Forms of Workplace Discrimination
Discrimination in the workplace is a persistent problem despite federal and state protections against it. It comes in a variety of forms and can be difficult to detect and even more difficult to prove. Here, we want to take a moment to discuss some of the forms workplace discrimination takes in...
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Remedies for Wrongful Termination
Wrongful termination is said to occur when an employer terminates an employee in violation of the employee’s contractual or statutory rights. This means that an unlawful or unethical reason for an employee’s termination could lead to a wrongful termination claim. Most employees are categorized as “at will” employees who can make...
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