Advocates for NJ and PA
Workers & Their Families
In an age where silver linings often seem hard to come by, you may think that getting an offer of a severance package if your employer lets you go is a great blessing. While this may be true, it's also a red flag that your employer is trying to buy your silence and...
Or..."We're not at the new normal yet."So, a little history, first.In 1969, the police raided a popular gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village section, called the Stonewall Inn. The police claimed that the raid was based upon information that the place was...
Just because a person works in an industry that some portions of the public object to does not mean that they deserve fewer protections than any other type of worker. Workers rights advocates and exotic dancers alike won a significant victory recently, when a federal...
Workplace discrimination can happen in any workplace, regardless of the industry or sector. This was recently demonstrated right here in New Jersey as three attorneys general filed claims against the Attorney General's Office, accusing officials there of systematic...
If you work in a professional space, then you have probably experienced unkind treatment at one point or another. While a great fuss gets made about workplace harassment, where do you draw the line between actual discrimination and a coworker or superior simply being...
When most people think of wrongful termination, they generally envision an employer discriminating against an employee when firing them, or letting someone go as retaliation for speaking up about poor work conditions or violations of regulations. However, some...
Workplace discrimination can take many forms, some of them more surprising than others. When we think of workplace discrimination, we generally think of sexual harassment from a superior, or an employer who does not respect the race or religion of an employee.However,...
In an ideal workplace, every employee is valued based on their knowledge, skills, and work ethic. Unfortunately, not all workplaces operate that way. Workplace discrimination is all too common, and can rear its ugly head in a variety of ways.Age discrimination is one...
When you work for an employer, there is often confusion about exactly how much privacy you can expect while at your job. Most commonly, employees face issues of privacy involving their communications with others and their employee's right to monitor those...
Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 prohibits schools from discriminating on the basis of sex. The Supreme Court has interpreted Title IX to cover sexual harassment or assault in schools. While sexual assaults at the college level have drawn media...
