Emiliano Rios, a paramedic for the Meadowlands Hospital Center in Secaucus, NJ, has alleged he was fired from his job for refusing to help his employer retaliate against a fellow employee who had filed a sexual harassment suit against the company. He claims he was...

Harassment due to sex or sexual orientation is illegal due to both Federal and State laws in New Jersey. Nearly all employees have policies in place that provide guidelines that: Prohibit sexual harassment. Provide channels to report and investigate sexual harassment claims. Requires action for violations of policy including termination. Encourage victims of harassment...

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...

A federal court in New York ruled last week that an intern at a TV broadcasting company could not sue for workplace sexual harassment under New York state and city laws because she was not paid and therefore not an employee. See Wang v. Phoenix Satellite Television. The intern alleged that the broadcaster’s Washington,...

An employee named Howard Flecker filed a claim against his employer for unpaid wages.  The employer then sent all employees a memo that everyone's hours (and, therefore, pay) would be cut because of his unpaid wages claim.   The New Jersey Appellate Division...