Advocates for NJ and PA
Workers & Their Families
As an employee, it is sometimes easy to forget that you have certain rights under the law. It seems like every other day another news story rolls out about businesses stripping away another layer of our rights, or of new federal de-regulation giving employers more...
Or... "Our Society Depends on Educating Everyone."In 1982, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) held that a state law allowing school districts to deny enrollment to school-age undocumented immigrants violated the Federal Constitution's Equal Protection Clause....
One would like to think that in 2017, women working entry-level service positions could at least expect to be paid as much as their male counterparts. After all, entry-level by definition require very little experience and generally offer pay that is only slightly...
or... "Trump set the bar in the sewer, and then he sank below it." So, Jeff Sessions is now the new Attorney General. It's a joke, but setting that aside, there's no excuse for what transpired when Senator Elizabeth Warren, opposing Trump's horrid nomination Sessions,...
Most all of us, at one time or another throughout our lives, will experience being terminated from a job. However, just because it happens to many people doesn't mean it was rightfully done in your case. It is difficult to say here whether or not your termination was...
Or... To The Medical Malpractice Insurance Industry: "Liar, liar, pant on fire!" I've talked before about the power of Orwellian propaganda over the (apparently) undisciplined and lazy American mind that listens to whatever it likes the sound of, but doesn't...
The choice to serve our country is a great sacrifice, and should be met with great dignity and respect. Sadly, those who make the sacrifice to put their lives on hold and serve their country often face many difficulties returning to their regular lives, especially...
Whenever a person is let go from a job, there is the potential for that person to feel that he or she has been wrongfully terminated. There are a number of reasons that a job termination may not be legal, and it is important to have a good grasp on the basics of...
Or... How can an "Executive," "Administrative," or "Professional" makeDICTATION CUT OUTThe Federal Fair Labor Standards Act - our Federal "Wage and Hour" law - generally requires that employees who work over 40 hours in a given week receive extra overtime pay...
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...
