Posts by Hanan Isaacs
A Hard Pill to Swallow: Accommodating Religious Beliefs in NJ Healthcare
Federal Law prohibits religious discrimination of job applicants and employees by employers. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 employers are required to provide a reasonable accommodation for religious those beliefs in the workplace. State law also reflects the rights of employees to avoid workplace obligations that place them in direct conflict with their sincerely held religious beliefs.
Read MoreHow to Successfully Co-Parent After Finalizing Your NJ Divorce?
For many divorcing parents, the idea of co-parenting seems a remote possibility indeed. However, any good family lawyer will tell you this: the factor that best predicts successful child-based outcomes in a divorce context is for both parents to act in the best interests of the child. In an ideal world, divorce would not exist. In the real world, divorcing parents should think creatively about how to continue to co-parent effectively. Your children’s lives and future happiness literally depend on it.
Read MoreIn NJ, May an Employer be Liable for a Wrongful Fitness-for-Duty Exam?
In New Jersey, an employer has the right to order an examination for an employee they reasonably believe may not be healthy enough to perform their job properly and safely. This examination, called a “fitness-for-duty” test, is allowed if the employer has a reason to believe the employee, for reasons of health, may not be able to perform their job, or may constitute a direct threat to the safety of self or others in the workplace.
Read MoreNJ Supreme Court: Grandparents’ Visitation Rights Are Strictly Limited
The N.J. Supreme Court has once again spoken about grandparent visitation rights. In Major v. Maguire, one parent died and the remaining parent attempted to prevent the decedent’s parents from visiting the child. This case has given way to a new discussion of the N.J. Grandparent’s Rights Statute, the law that protects parents’ rights to make decisions with regard to their own children, without interference from grandparents. In a dispute, the statute places the burden on the grandparents to prove that grandchildren will be harmed if visitation is denied.
Read MoreFederal District Court Orders Employers to Pay for 20 Minute Breaks
Good news for office workers; your employer has to pay you for bathroom breaks. In a recent decision, the a Federal District Judge in Pennsylvania ordered the owners of American Future Systems, Inc., a telemarketing company, to compensate workers for money the company had docked them for short breaks, including trips to the bathroom. The employer owes at least $1.75M in back pay.
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