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You may think that pregnancy discrimination claims may be limited to situations where an employee informs her employer that she’s pregnant and she loses her job a short time later or while on pregnancy leave an employee is mysteriously laid off. The fact is, the law covers a wide range of possible issues ranging from…

If you are thinking about getting a divorce one issue you should consider is alimony, whether you think you may be paying or receiving it. Alimony or spousal support is payments for the support and maintenance of a spouse, during a divorce and/or afterward, either by lump sum or on a continuing basis. How long…

If you’re employed in New Jersey you have legal protection under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). The main federal law which covers most employment discrimination claims, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, doesn’t explicitly cover sexual orientation. Plaintiff’s lawyers have had some success in cases where sexual orientation is an…

No one is more important to you than your child and there’s nothing more precious than time. When parents break off their relationship or end their marriage, basic questions such as :who gets to spend time with whom, when and for how long can cause a lot of friction, but it doesn’t have to if…

This is the era of the gig economy and temporary work. Employers hire contractors instead of employees, who may farm the work out to sub-contractors. A business may have many workers who, on paper, aren’t their employees. But the law is more important than paper and you may have more than one employer under the…