Posts by Hanan Isaacs
Does Your Boss Have the Right to Know You Suffer From Mental Illness?
When an employer is seeking the most suitable candidate for a job, they are allowed to probe for detailed information regarding a prospective employee’s professional qualifications for the job. However, the law restricts that probing to professional matters, and even prohibits questions regarding certain personal matters, such as health. Mental health is a controversial topic…
Read MoreEmployment Discrimination Claims and Intent: What Do You Need to Prove?
Believing you’ve been discriminated against at work and proving it are two different things. You may have good reason to think you lost out on a promotion or a new job because of your race, age, sex, religion, or some other basis, but without proper proofs, whether testimonial or documentary, your thoughts won’t get you…
Read MoreDon’t Wait Another Day to Hire a Divorce Attorney? Here’s Why!
Divorce can present a high financial and emotional toll. Sometimes, a husband or wife has spent months or years planning to file for divorce, and the other spouse has been in the dark. This scenario gives the “early exiting” spouse the advantage of time – not just emotionally, but also in terms of appropriate divorce planning:…
Read MoreImplicit Bias in the Workplace: What is it? What Should Employers Do About It?
Employment laws protect all workers from bias. Unfortunately, studies indicate that we humans practice implicit or unconscious bias often, even those of us who believe it is wrong. Implicit bias takes more than 150 forms, and can manifest itself in myriad ways, creeping into the foundations of every social and professional environment. Implicit bias in…
Read More“In NJ, do we have to wait until the end of our divorce case to evaluate and distribute our retirement assets?”
In New Jersey, a divorcing couple is required to divide their jointly acquired marital assets and debts, and, for the most part, to divide them evenly. This includes assets —such as pension plans and 401k’s that one or both of the parties will receive upon retirement or the other party’s death. New Jersey is an…
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