Posts by Hanan Isaacs
Is Facebook Helping NJ Employers Discriminate Against Older Job Seekers?
Facebook has become a social media goliath. Of the world’s 7.5 billion people, it’s estimated that about 2.1 billion of them are members and another billion people use Facebook daily. Last year Facebook’s revenues were $40.7 billion. With this much reach, Facebook would seem like a great spot to place a help wanted ad. It’s…
Read MoreLiving Together in Jersey? Get Your Parenting and Financial Commitments into a Signed Writing
A cohabitation agreement is a way for an unmarried couple to spell out their rights and obligations when it comes to financial and other commitments. It’s similar to a prenuptial agreement, except the parties do not get married. In the past, New Jersey allowed for spoken palimony commitments to be enforceable, but now it needs…
Read MorePregnancy Discrimination Law Covers a Wide Range of Issues
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…
Read MoreEmployee Misclassification Costs Lowe’s Home Center $2.85 Million
Large companies save a lot of money by hiring independent contractors rather than employees: they save on taxes, pensions, insurance, and other benefits reserved for employees. Whether you are classified as an employee or an independent contractor makes a big difference in your entitlements under the law. Contractors are not entitled to key benefits…
Read MoreAre Dogs Property, Not Children, in Canine “Custody” Battles?
It’s the kind of case that would have made the Dog Whisperer scream. A divorcing couple in Canada petitioned Justice Richard Danyliuk of the Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan to render a custody decision and visitation rights for their three dogs. Rather than entertain the idea of equating dogs with people, Danyliuk responded with 15+ page…
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