Under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD), employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees. Should an employer fail to provide such reasonable accommodations, the employee may be able to bring a disability discrimination lawsuit. To do so, the employee must be able to demonstrate that they have a...
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Category: Employment Law
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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Combatting Misclassification of an Employee as an Independent Contractor
There has been a history of employee misclassification in New Jersey and across the United States. Unfortunately, the misclassification of what is actually an employee as an independent contractor means that the person misses out on critical employment benefits. Independent contractors are not just treated differently for tax purposes, but they do...
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Can an Employer Require a COVID-19 Vaccine Before an Employee Comes Back to Work?
While the memories of lockdowns and quarantines may be falling into our not-so-distant memories, the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Employers may still be hesitant to bring remote workers back into the office, but the fact remains that more and more employers are opening their doors back up to workers. Returning to work in...
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What the WARN Act Means for Employees
There are a number of federal laws in place that grant key protections to promote the best interests of workers across the U.S. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is one such law. In the most basic sense, the WARN Act grants protections to employees in the case of a...
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Should You Make a Claim for Unpaid Overtime Pay?
You may have always thought that getting a paycheck was straightforward. You put in your hours at work and receive a paycheck accordingly. Wage payment, however, can get complicated. For instance, there are overtime laws to consider. If you work overtime hours, your employer must pay you at the overtime premium rate....
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ADA Protections for Workers in Treatment for Opioid Use
Sometimes, employers do not fully understand or are not fully aware of their obligations to their employees. Federal laws that are in place provide many protections for workers and their employers are obligated to honor such protections regardless of whether they know or understand them. To further complicate things, the protections provided...
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Supreme Court to Hear FLSA Highly Paid Supervisor Case
The distinction between exempt and non-exempt employees is an important one and has significant implications for employers and employees alike. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), exempt employees are not entitled to overtime pay. Non-exempt employees, on the other hand, must be paid overtime and enjoy the protections offered by the...
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Common Reasons Employees Sue Employers
Employees, sometimes it may feel like your employer has all of the power. It is important to know, however, that the law protects you from things like unfair treatment in the workplace and discrimination. You have rights and knowing those rights is power, in and of itself. When employers fail to comply...
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