Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: How do New Jersey Laws Protect You? November 30, 2017 Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. New Jersey […]
Race Discrimination in the N.Y.P.D. November 27, 2017 Isaac Graff, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Chantal Guerriero Race discrimination is not a practice that most people […]
Appellate Division Holds That a Volunteer Firefighter is not an “Employee” Protected under CEPA September 28, 2017 Francine Foner, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. The Appellate Division recently […]
Can I Get Unemployment Benefits if I Leave One Job For Another? September 22, 2017 Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Chantal Guerriero It used […]
Appellate Division Holds an Employee Who Resigns His Position Because of a Reduction in Compensation is Not Eligible for Unemployment Benefits August 23, 2017 Francine Foner, […]
The 3rd Circuit Clarifies the Standard for Hostile Work Environment Claims August 10, 2017 Isaac Graff, Esq., Ty Hyderally Esq. and Chantal Guerriero The Third Circuit […]
New Jersey Employees Bring Age Discrimination Claim Stemming from AT&T’s Reduction in Force Plan Following $51.1 Million Jury Award for Age Discrimination under the LAD July 21, 2017 […]
Missed Opportunity: Grande v. St. Clare’s July 18, 2017 Jennifer Vorih, Esq. Ty Hyderally, Esq. The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently affirmed an Appellate Division […]
Can an Employer Fire an Employee with a Mental Disability for Violating the Employer’s Code of Conduct? June 30, 2017 Luis Hansen, Esq. Ty Hyderally, Esq. […]
Predictive Scheduling Law Signed in New York; Could New Jersey be Next? June 6, 2017 Isaac Graff, Esq., Ty Hyderally Esq. and Chantal Guerriero On March […]
New Jersey Remains At The Forefront Of Paid Family Leave Push June 29, 2017 By: Sally A. Sattan, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Jacqueline Larsen In […]
New Jersey District Court Moves Forward on Pool Tipping Case while National Restaurant Association Seeks SCOTUS Ruling on Tip Pooling June 21, 2017 Francine Foner, Esq. […]
Change Coming Regarding Overtime Compensation? May 26, 2017 Isaac Graff, Esq. Ty Hyderally, Esq. Non-exempt employees are required to be compensated for their overtime work. […]
New Jersey Appellate Division Orders Department of Labor to Rewrite Unemployment Definition of Simple Misconduct May 5, 2017 Francine Foner, Esq. Ty Hyderally, Esq. In a […]
Good Faith Belief of FMLA Violation Justifies Termination April 27, 2017 Isaac Graff, Esq. Ty Hyderally, Esq. The Third Circuit recently held that an employer’s […]
Appellate Division Holds Jury-Waiver Did Not Encompass CEPA Claim and Narrowly Interprets Employer’s Right to Recover Attorney’s Fees under CEPA April 6, 2017 Francine Foner, Esq. Ty […]
Public Employees Cannot Claim Political Affiliation Discrimination Under the NJ Constitution, Based on the Political Affiliation of a Relative March 31, 2017 Jennifer Vorih, Esq. Ty […]
Paid Sick Leave in New Jersey March 23, 2017 Isaac Graff, Esq. Ty Hyderally, Esq. Federal law does not require employers to provide paid sick leave […]
Third Circuit Recognizes Age Subgroups in ADEA Claims January 31, 2017 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects employees over the age of 40 from […]
Can an Employer Take an Employee’s Tips? January 17, 2017 In New Jersey, an employer cannot take away a “tipped-employee’s” tips. Under New Jersey law, […]
Earlier this year, in late September, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a ruling that was an enormous victory for employees, and their attorneys, throughout the […]
A common concern that many employees have is whether they can take legal action against “workplace bullying.” Forbes estimates that up to 75% of workers in […]
The Appellate Division recently affirmed a finding of whistleblower retaliation in a case involving two employees’ objections to their employer’s fraudulent billing practices. A New […]
While many New Jersey employees are happy, or even eager, to fulfill their civic responsibility to serve on a jury when called, some people live in […]
New Jersey employees who have been terminated often fail to realize that no unemployment benefits can be paid to them for any week before they actually […]
New Jersey Supreme Court To Decide Whether Employer’s Discharge Of An Employee Because Of The Anticipated Effect Of The Employee’s Imminent Divorce On The Workplace Violates New […]
Laws affecting employees often contain fee shifting provisions which provide that the “prevailing party” is entitled to be paid for their attorney’s fees and costs. That […]
Montclair New Jersey passed a paid sick leave ordinance in November, 2014. Thus, as of March 4, 2015, Montclair employers are required to provide paid sick […]
1st Circuit In the First Circuit, a few cases set the stage for interpreting Twombly and Iqbal in employment law pleadings. In Manning v. Boston Med. […]
For years, New Jersey has had one of the strongest laws in the country protecting whistleblowers in the workplace. The New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, […]
“Have you ever been convicted of a crime?” Traditionally, employers ask this question on job applications to screen out applicants. Checking the “yes” box in response […]