There are numerous federal and state laws that protect “whistleblowers” who report the unfair or illegal practices of their employers, of which New Jersey’s …
Millions spend golden years making green Cecil Lawrence’s friends tease him that he’s crazy to work at his age. The 90-year-old glass salesman just …
There are numerous federal and state laws that protect “whistleblowers” who report unfair or illegal practices of their employers, of which New Jersey’s CEPA …
The FLSA requires that employers pay employees a certain minimum wage and pay certain “non-exempt” employees overtime at the rate of one-and-one-half-times their regular …
There are numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations that protect employees from unfair and discriminatory practices in the workplace. Some of them …
Most Employers with 50 or more employees must provide eligible employees with 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period for one or …
Many different federal laws protect employees who complain, testify, or otherwise assist in having proceedings initiated for violations occurring in the workplace. Some of …
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension plans, health …
Under federal law, a “disability” is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. The Americans with Disabilities …
Employers may not be familiar with their obligations concerning an employee’s religion or religious practices. Under federal anti-discrimination laws, religion does not mean only …
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and various state laws make it illegal for employers to make decisions that are motivated by an …
Almost any decision an employer makes that is premised on an employee’s race that adversely affects the employment of an employee creates a viable …
There are basically two kinds of sexual harassment recognized by federal law: (1) Hostile-work environment sexual harassment – This kind of harassment occurs …
Generally, at-will employees can be fired for any reason or no reason. There are several statutory exceptions to the at-will employment rule though. For …
Employees should usually have proposed severance packages reviewed by an experienced and knowledgeable employment attorney. Employees may be waiving claims they are not aware …
