Advocates for NJ and PA
Workers & Their Families
Many people meet their significant other at their place of employment, but that doesn't necessarily mean you want to date everyone (or anyone) you work with. Unfortunately, there could come a time when you're put in the difficult spot of rejecting a co-worker who asks...
When people face racial discrimination, where do they place the blame? Do they think that laws and policies are behind it? Do they blame individuals for harboring their own prejudices?Those are questions that were posed by a recent study. It started off by asking...
Workers and employers are rarely aligned when it comes to wages. Minimum wage laws are one of the tools used by workers' rights advocates to protect vulnerable citizens from exploitation. The laws don't always keep up with the reality of day-to-day life, however. New...
When you go to work each day, you don't expect to walk into a hostile environment. There are many ways a place of employment can become hostile, and one such way is when supervisors and co-workers begin making offensive comments. This might be done in passing, in...
Many workers never take full advantage of their vacation days, and companies are starting to get creative with how they capitalize on that. The insurance company Unum now offers employees a choice: trade in those unused vacation days for student loan payments. But...
New Jersey lawmakers passed a package of bills on Feb. 14 aimed at making sure the state's middle- and working- class residents' rights to fair wages are protected.Among the bills that were approved by the Assembly Labor Committee that day was A-1094. It aims to...
There are laws on the books from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that prohibit retaliation against employees by their employer. The laws also protect employees from discrimination in the workplace. When it comes to retaliation, employees are able to...
A recent appeals court ruling in Chicago, which is similar to another earlier outcome in Atlanta, could have a chilling effect on the discrimination protections in place for older workers. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that job seekers have fewer rights...
Being fired or let go wrongfully is not a good feeling for anyone. Fortunately, you have options. If you were wrongfully terminated, you can seek compensation from your employers and receive damages for your trouble.Also fortunately, many wrongful termination cases...
It can be very difficult to spot workplace discrimination because the people perpetrating the discrimination might be hiding their true intentions. Every New Jersey workplace is required to be free from discrimination, including that of religious, sexual, age,...
