Advocates for NJ and PA
Workers & Their Families
Individuals who suffer from disabilities are fortunate to be protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which offers a range of requirements employers must abide by. Not only does the ADA restrict an employer from discriminating against an employee with a...
Being an employee in the United States entitles you to certain rights, even after you have been terminated from a position. Despite the fact that most jobs throughout the country fall under the category of "at-will," there are still some elements of employment that an...
One of the most difficult experiences to navigate as an employee is how to respond when you become aware of illegal activity taking place within your company. New Jersey employees who choose to come forward and report offenses to the proper investigative agencies are...
A decision handed down by a federal judge has diminished employee rights in New Jersey, or rather clarified what is and is not a right. A case that has drawn on for nearly three years has come to a close in a resolution that is sure to leave many with mixed feelings....
Employees rights advocates and workers across many sectors, mostly in service industry jobs, are closely following both federal and state legislation that would be a huge win for some of the country's most put-upon labor forces. If predictive scheduling measures are...
The CEO of Wells Fargo recently promised to rehire any of the workers it fired under an aggressive, even abusive, sales structure. Whether some or all of those workers will want their jobs back is an interesting question. If you have been the victim of wrongful...
Disability discrimination is a serious matter and it goes well beyond the visual and verbal. Protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act and enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), it covers all types of discrimination. An employer can't...
"Or, why we'd like to help everyone, and why we can't" I suppose it's been a long time coming, this blog, in which I try to explain briefly why we can only help between 5-10% of the people who reach out to us for help, and why we wish it could be 100% (but why it...
A recently proposed bill would, if passed, would protect the rights of New Jersey breastfeeding mothers at work. Lawmakers are hoping that this proposed bill will eliminate workplace discrimination against these women and protect employee rights by requiring employers...
This year, Congress passed a new overtime rule that would increase the salary limit of workers who would be eligible for and guaranteed to be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours a week. The new rule, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is ready to go...
