Posts by Hanan Isaacs
Supreme Court Takes Up Mixed-Motive Retaliation Case
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, among other federal statutes and New Jersey’s anti-discrimination laws, makes it clear that employment discrimination is illegal, and that it is also unlawful to retaliate against workers who stand up for their rights. However, some employers still practice discrimination and retaliation, while hiding their true motives for these employment decisions; and in other…
Read MoreRestaurant Chain Ordered to Pay $1 Million for Wage Theft
It has been reported that millions of Americans are victims wage theft every year. This takes place when employers shortchange workers on benefits, misclassify workers as contractors, or cheat workers out of minimum wage and overtime, among other things. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, covered and non-exempt employees must be paid at least $7.25 per hour, as…
Read MoreDomestic Abuse Allegations Heard in Criminal and Divorce Courts
Many divorce cases in New Jersey include allegations of domestic violence or domestic abuse. In some of these cases, the allegations are factual, but in others they are nothing more than false accusations designed to give the accuser the upper hand in a divorce settlement or child custody dispute. Because of this, it is very…
Read MoreReport: New Jersey produces significant number of whistle-blowers
New Jersey residents may be surprised to hear that the state produced more whistle-blower tips in 2012 than almost any other state. The Securities and Exchange Commission recently released a report about the first complete year of the Dodd-Frank whistle-blower law — which created incentives as well as protections for people who come forward to…
Read MoreSupreme Court Will Hear Native American Adoption Case
Most family law matters in New Jersey are guided by state laws. Some complicated issues, however, involve an intricate intersection of state and federal law. This is the case when it comes to adoption, an area where federal laws provide standards by which state laws must comply. One federal law that arches over state adoption…
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