Have you been subjected to a hostile work environment due to repeated advances, inappropriate comments, sexually explicit material, off-color jokes or other unwelcome sexually-charged language or behavior? Has a supervisor or co-worker offered better pay, promotion or other career benefits in exchange for sexual favors? Did someone you work with threaten your position or...

New Jersey has several laws in place to set standards for the wages and payments of employees in the state. First and foremost, the minimum wage is set at $8.60 per hour, and the constitution of New Jersey requires its annual review so it can be adjusted for the cost of living each...

An appeals court has ruled to allow a former teacher to continue her lawsuit against a New Jersey Catholic school for firing her because she became pregnant while unmarried. Court records show Victoria Crisitello was fired from St. Theresa School in Kenilworth in 2014 after telling the principal she was pregnant. Crisitello later filed a lawsuit...

Tesla Employee Files Lawsuit Claiming Retaliation After Speaking Up About Working Conditions A high-profile example of alleged workplace retaliation is that of a former Tesla employee. Carlos Ramirez was Tesla’s director of environmental health, safety, and sustainability until he was fired in June 2017. He has now filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired...

The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) outlaws workplace discrimination on basis of many things, including “marital status.”  On Friday, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that a male employee married to a female coworker who then was separated and in the processing of her could not be fired because his boss was worried...

The Fair Labor Standards Act was first voted into law in 1938, requiring a 40-cent minimum wage, a 40-hour maximum work week, and abolished child labor for individuals under the age of 16. While many amendments have been made at the federal level to increase the minimum wage or exempt certain groups from its...