Posts by Hanan Isaacs
Political Discussions in the Workplace –Employers Should Keep Things Respectful
When political debate enters the workplace, the potential for hot-tempered encounters comes with it, especially in a presidential election year. Employers have an obligation to maintain a level of worker-to-worker respect and decorum in the job environment, and this may be challenging. New Jersey and federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of: Age Disability…
Read MoreWant to Reduce or Eliminate Alimony? Proving NJ Cohabitation is Not so Easy
Alimony is a like one of those parking lots where you drive safely over protruding steel spikes, facing away from you, and the signs adjure in large letters: “DON’T BACK UP!!” Why? Entry is simple, but going backwards creates a very expensive exit and a need for at least two new tires. In Robitzski v.…
Read MoreFrom Jail Stripes to Pinstripes: Returning Ex-Convicts to the Workplace
Employers are often reluctant to hire ex convicts, even when they are the most qualified applicants for a given position. A new study out of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst reveals that bosses may be missing out on high quality employees when screening for a criminal record. The study shows that, where the criminal…
Read More“Two, Four, Six, Eight, When do we Emancipate?”
New Jersey parents have a legal obligation to provide for the basic needs of their minor child, including food, clothing, housing, medical care, and education. In most states, when a child reaches the age of 18, that child is an adult in the eyes of the law, and the parents are no longer legally bound…
Read More“What truthful facts of my life am I legally entitled to withhold if directly questioned at a job interview or on a job application?”
While NJ law clearly protects job applicants from unlawful discrimination of all kinds, including age, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or disability, the applicant must be forthcoming where truth is required. There are cases in which this distinction is not entirely black and white, so some explanation is in order. You were fired…
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