Advocates for NJ and PA
Workers & Their Families
The dream of self-driving cars will likely be realized in a matter of years. While public acceptance of autonomous vehicles might take decades, the technology already being tested is likely a safety improvement over the average human driver. As the scope and power of...
The American workplace can be an unfair and hostile place. While the situation for women has improved in some ways, old prejudices and sexist behavior are still alive and well. Women in management have often encountered and overcome numerous challenges that their male...
Or. . .Governor Christie has a patchy record on protecting worker's rights.I can't deny that Governor Christie has signed into law certain protections for workers. He signed, for example, an amendment to New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination which clearly advanced...
By Daniel T. Silverman Esquire, Many young female teachers often worry about taking maternity leave prior to achieving tenure. There are protections in place that a school district may not discriminate or retaliate against a woman because...
Wal-Mart is back in the headlines again. This time, the discount retail giant is making news over its new dress code policy, or "uniforms" as many are insisting is a more appropriate descriptor, that goes into effect on Monday, September 29. According to the policy,...
Employers have a large bag of tricks they can use to avoid paying prevailing wages, the minimum wage, proper overtime, payroll taxes and other legally mandated costs. One of the most common tricks is to classify a person as an independent contractor when the reality...
Or . . . Are We Still Having This Conversation?"In Middletown, New Jersey, thirteen year old Rachel Pepe - born Brian Pepe - is fighting on the last LGBT Civil Rights front where battle is still necessary.I've mentioned in past blogs that the Civil Rights Movement is...
Hispanic Heritage Month has now begun, and runs from September 15th through October 15th. This month is a time to celebrate the important presence of the Hispanic Americans and Latino Americans in the United States. The significance of the start date (September 15th)...
Federal employees and job applicants are protected from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy status, national origin, age, disability or genetic information. Employees are further protected from retaliation for engaging in protected behaviors,...
Late in 2008, Honda recalled 4,200 vehicles it believed might be equipped with faulty air bags. The air bags had the potential to explode and send metal shrapnel flying into the vehicle. The recall came four years after the first reported incident of an exploding air...
