Advocates for NJ and PA
Workers & Their Families
Or, America is slowly becoming a theocracy. How does that work for you? A New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney discusses:Prayer in public places and settings is a fiery subject; it tends to arouse passions. So let's get right into it, and right to the...
Workers in New Jersey expect certain rights to be maintained and protected by employers and laws related to the workplace. For one New Jersey nurse, refusal to accept a flu shot resulted in both termination and the loss of unemployment benefits. A later court,...
"OR...'A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME'...STILL STINKS."It's mostly people who aren't members of "historically disenfranchised" minorities that ask me about the concept of "reverse discrimination." It's usually a male, usually Caucasian and usually Christian. The male may...
Several states, including New Jersey, recently passed laws protecting pregnant women in the workplace. Now federal lawmakers are considering a bill that would afford more protections to women across the country.Legislation under consideration states that pregnancy...
Being dismissed from a job for any reason can certainly impact your financial stability. In some cases, termination negatively impacts a person's reputation, impeding one's ability to seek future employment.Bill Stepien's attorney claims the former adviser was...
"Or . . . Corporations still aren't people." A New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney Discusses: As a Constitutionally inclined and trained attorney, I'm never a big fan of Constitutional Amendments. The more you "tack on" ideas to a document as important as...
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reportedly considering moving June's state-funded pension payments back due to a budget shortfall. At the same time, an appeals court is considering a case that could impact the payment of pensions going forward.The case centers on a...
I find myself concerned about the recent article I read on Philly.com regarding Comcast and its lobbying efforts. Comcast seems to have a lot of time on their hands, and, according to the article, in 2013 they occupied that time by spending $18.8 million on lobbying...
This past Friday, a very interesting and closely followed workplace discrimination lawsuit against filed against Anheuser-Busch came to a close when a jury returned a verdict siding with the beverage giant.The lawsuit in question was filed back in 2009 by Francine...
In terms of compensation, some famed positions of employment have traditionally offered more prestige and honor than money. For example, a former member of the New York Jets' cheerleading squad, the "Flight Crew," has filed a lawsuit stating that the team underpays...
