Posts by Hanan Isaacs
What Rights do New Jersey Children Have When Their Parents Divorce?
Divorcing parents have some serious decisions to make regarding the health, safety, security, and welfare of their children. Whether a divorce proceeds amicably or with complications, a recently devised Bill of Rights for Children is one of the most helpful resources for divorcing couples. Developed by the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Family…
Read MoreDiscrimination Lawsuit: Fired for a Disability He Didn’t Even Have
Discrimination for the mere perception of a disability, even if an employee does not in fact have it, can be enough to win a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the NJ Law Against Discrimination (LAD). A recent case involving the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Plasma Biological Services, LLC,…
Read MoreFrozen Embryos in NJ Divorces: Who Gets to Keep Them?
It’s not the most typically litigated issue in our State, yet the Supreme Court of New Jersey has addressed who should get frozen embryos in a divorce. The Court looked at whether the wife had a right to keep her pre-embryos that had been stored at an in vitro fertilization clinic, and whether the clinics’…
Read MoreSuccessful Workspaces: “What’s Trust Got to Do With It — Got to Do With It?”
A recent article by New York Times Bestsellers’ List authors Stephen M. R. Covey and Douglas R. Conant makes a resounding case for emphasizing trust in employment relationships. They posit a common sense idea that many organizational disputes come down to a lack of trust, saying “most organizational performance issues are actually trust issues in…
Read MoreWhistleblower Protection in New Jersey: What Are Your Rights?
We represent employees who stand up against management, do the right thing, and are punished as a result. We stand by them to get their lives and their finances back together and hold wrongdoing employers accountable for breaking the law. Acting as a whistleblower and reporting illegal acts to upper management or to a government…
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