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NJ Disability Discrimination Law - Requirement to Accommodate a Disability
Submitted By: Thomas McKinney On: May 28th 2010
Category: diability discrimination, new jersey employment laws, nj disability laws, nj disability lawyer, nj employee discrimination laws, Disability Discrimination, New Jersey
New Jersey's employment laws require companies and employers to provide reasonable accommodations for employees who are disabled. The company is required to accommodate the employee's disability u
Interns and Unpaid Interns may be Entitled to Overtime Pay and Wages
Submitted By: Thomas McKinney On: May 27th 2010
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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 m
Retaliation Law in New Jersey
Submitted By: Thomas McKinney On: May 27th 2010
Category: New Jersey
An indsividual alleging retaliation NJ must demonstrate the following in order to prevail in a case:
Oral Employment Agreements in New Jersey
Submitted By: Thomas McKinney On: Apr 6th 2010
Category: oral employment agreement, Employment Contracts
In New Jersey, employment is at will unless the employee has a contract providing for different termination provisions.
Sexual Harassment Claims Are Not Limited to Bosses or Coworkers
Submitted By: Thomas McKinney On: Mar 29th 2010
Category: sexual harassment by customers, sexual harassment by vendors, Sexual Harassment Claims
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination outlaws any form of discrimination or harassment due to a protected trait in both the employment setting and in so-called "refusal to deal" cases...
Your Employer's Post-Termination Retaliation Is Illegal in New Jersey
Submitted By: Paul Castronovo On: Mar 24th 2010
Category: Retaliation, New Jersey
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination outlaws an employer's retaliation against any employee who seeks protection under it, such as by filing a lawsuit for discrimination/harassment, reporting...
Filing an Employment Lawsuit and a Workers' Compensation Claim
Submitted By: Thomas McKinney On: Mar 16th 2010
Category: employment lawsuit, workers compensation, Discrimination
Employees may file an employment lawsuit for discrimination and a separate claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
Damages in New Jersey Employment Law Cases Involving Harassment and Discrimination
Submitted By: Thomas McKinney On: Mar 16th 2010
Category: discrimination in employment, harassment claims, Discrimination, New Jersey
Many potential clients want to know what damages they can collect if they win a lawsuit for workplace discrimination or harassment.
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse as a Serious Health Condition Under the FMLA
Submitted By: Thomas McKinney On: Mar 15th 2010
Category: family and medical leave, Time Off Work
Pursuant to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), eligible employees can take up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave per year if they are incapacitated due to a serious health condition. Employers may not interfere with an employee's right to take FMLA leave by, for example, firing or disciplining an employee who requests or takes leave.
Sexual Harassment of Men
Submitted By: Thomas McKinney On: Mar 5th 2010
Category: sexual harassment of men, Sexual Harassment Claims, New Jersey
Men filed 12,700 sexual harassment cases in 2009. The majority of sexual harassment lawsuits are filed by women. However, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission statistics...