Posts by Hanan Isaacs
NLRB Says That Some Arbitration Agreements Are Outdated
Workers in Mercer County, New Jersey may want to pay attention: A new ruling by the National Labor Relations Board is now requiring all businesses to allow employees to bring collective claims in court or in arbitration, whichever way the employer chooses to provide. For those that signed away their rights to in-court disputes when…
Read MoreMajor Beverage Company Settles Discrimination Case with EEOC
Workers in Mercer County, New Jersey should pay attention to the results of a recent case against Pepsi Beverages Co. According to reports, the company was charged by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with racial discrimination. The company had been using criminal background checks to eliminate applicants who were not convicted of crimes. Because of…
Read MoreEmployee Rights Poster Enforcement Date Postponed
The enforcement of a controversial regulation passed by the National Labor Relations Board has been postponed by a federal court. This means that employers in Mercer County, New Jersey will not have to post a notice indicating employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act, a recently passed bill that ensures the rights of employees…
Read MoreMany Parents in New Jersey Do Not Receive Their Child Support
Many parents throughout the country struggle to receive the payments they are owed by their noncustodial counterparts. Warrants for the arrest of individuals guilty of not paying child support in New Jersey have seen an increase last year and the effects are being felt by custodial parents and governmental agencies alike. One woman, a 40-year-old…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court of New Jersey accepts Hanan M. Isaacs’s “friend of the court” brief co-written with Amy Wechsler, Esq., and submitted on behalf of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts – New Jersey Chapter (AFCC-NJ).
This brief supports a parenting coordinator’s right to seek an award of reasonable fees and costs incurred while defending against a party’s meritless ethics complaints. – See more at: hanan-afcc-nj-amicus-brief-11-01-11
Read More