Posts by Hanan Isaacs
Employment Law: “Retaliation is Workers’ Number One National Complaint”
Each year the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission processes workers’ complaints filed against employers. EEOC’s most recent statistics show that retaliation is the number one worker complaint, numbering nearly half of all charges filed. The breakdown of 2015 worker complaints filed looked like this: • Retaliation: 39,757 (44.5% of all charges filed) • Race: 31,027…
Read MoreJohnny has Three Parents: Is that Even Possible in NJ?
There was a time in society when parentage was difficult to prove. With the benefit of DNA testing, paternity is easily and accurately determined in most cases. Now, it is parentage itself that is subject to redefinition. A recent New Jersey case illuminates these changes and foreshadows a great deal more complexity. In the subject…
Read MoreBathroom Law: New Workplace Battleground
In the spring of 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued important new guidelines for employers nationally, delineating requirements for gender identity and the use of workplace bathrooms. Since that statement went public, there has been a trend in many corporate offices to institute gender-neutral restrooms. In light…
Read MorePost Divorce and NJ Teens: Who Pays for What?
Most divorce agreements now anticipate how college tuition and costs will be shared between the parents. If the agreement is silent on college tuition and costs, a Family Court Judge may still rule on the division of expenses. In addition to tuition, there are many other expenses parents may not have anticipated as their adolescent…
Read MoreVeteran’s Rights in the NJ Workplace: What are they and how are they enforced?
Veterans of the United States Armed Forces are considered a vulnerable population, and the American public, through the U.S. Congress, protects them by law. Veterans and their would-be employers should know the rights of veterans are protected and how those rights are enforced in the workplace. Many laws protect the rights of veterans: the two…
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