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“Can My Employer Fire Me for Caring for My Sick Kid?”
Like all legal matters, the answer depends on the situation. You may face competing family, financial, work, and legal responsibilities. How you juggle these demands falls on you, your priorities, when and if you have a legal right to care for a child, the importance of your job, and the potential penalties for not caring…
Read MoreMust Employers Nationally Post Salary Ranges for Remote Positions?
By Hanan M. Isaacs, Esq., Sr. Attorney, Kingston Law Group, Princeton, N.J. Important Note: This article is intended as general information, not legal advice. For specific help, speak with an employment law specialist in your jurisdiction or where you report to work. Since 1965, U.S. states and cities have been fighting gender, age, race, disability,…
Read MoreNew Jersey Wage Theft Act Encourages Affected Employees to Act in Their Own Financial Interests
New Jersey wage and hours laws are pro-employee compared with many other state laws. If you’re not being paid as much as you should or have been mis-classified as exempt from overtime pay, learn more about your rights and consider filing a complaint with the NJ Department of Labor (DOL). Kingston Law Group can advise…
Read MorePrenuptial Agreements in New Jersey: To Do and NOT To Do
To have a binding Prenuptial Agreement in New Jersey, there are some things you must do, other things you must not do, and many things that will make the Agreement more useful but aren’t legally necessary (just sensible). The important stuff (whether mandatory to do’s or things you must avoid) will get and keep you…
Read MoreSick Days, PTO, and OT, Oh My!
These are three significant issues when it comes to wage and hour laws. Compared to those working in some other developed countries, the US is practically in the stone age regarding mandatory paid sick and vacation time. Until that status changes, we must do our best with the benefits we are given. Your employer may…
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