Posts by Hanan Isaacs
New Jersey Employees Lose Pension Benefits Under New Law
A new law in New Jersey has brought employee rights into question. The law, which is forcing current state employees to pay more for pension and health care, was approved to fix what supporting politicians called an unstable pension system. Through the passing of the law, the governor and both parties in the state’s congress…
Read MoreHow are child support payments determined
Paying child support in New Jersey is important, as it is throughout the nation. To comply with the Federal Child Support Enforcement Act, each state has created a system to determine how much child support will be paid by the noncustodial parent. Every state has different specifics, but the central focus of child support determination…
Read MoreGroup files harassment suit against New Jersey delivery company
A group of more than a dozen workers has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against their employer Home Delivery America, a moving company based in New Jersey. The 14 male workers decided to file the lawsuit after a majority of them were fired or laid off. Three of the plaintiffs still work for the company.…
Read MoreSouth Has Highest Divorce Rate, New Jersey Below Average
The Census Bureau recently released a report that is the first of its kind. The Marital Events of Americans: 2009 used a survey to determine trends in marriage, divorce and widowhood across the country. The study grouped findings based on geographic locations. So, how did New Jersey measure up? According to the report, the New…
Read MoreNew Form of Discrimination Leaves Unemployed With Disadvantage
A new form of employment discrimination seems to be on the rise in the workplace. To many, it is very surprising and simply unfair. According to a recent report published by the National Employment Law Project, job seekers are seeing a strange addition to new job ads in the classifieds. Several of them say that those…
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