Posts by Hanan Isaacs
On the Road Again? How work-related travel affects custody and parenting time rights.
While the internet and cellular communications make doing business in far-flung parts of the world easier than ever, the bottom line is that many people’s jobs require them to travel extensively. For some people, business trips are consistent. For others, travel planning may be highly unpredictable. This makes keeping a regular schedule challenging, and for…
Read MoreNJ Employers May Not Cut Statutory Time Limits in State Anti-Discrimination Law
A statute of limitations is a time limit to file a legal claim. New Jersey’s anti-discrimination statute of limitations in employment law cases is two years from the date of an adverse employment action, such as being fired. The state’s Supreme Court recently ruled that an employer may not, by contract, force an employee to…
Read MoreAge discrimination in refusal to hire? Here are three (3) ways to prove it
Workplace discrimination is not limited to post-hiring, when you have a job. It could play a role in an employer’s failure to hire you in the first place. This includes discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. So how do you prove your case? In this post we…
Read MoreNJ workers with “invisible disabilities” deserve accommodation, too!!
Readers may be aware that, under federal and state laws, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to workers with disabilities. While it is possible that individuals with all types of disabilities could face difficulties in securing those accommodations, it may be even harder when those disabilities are not obvious. Many conditions fall under the…
Read More“My Spouse Just had me Served with a Divorce Complaint: Now What??”
We once had a divorce case in which one of the parties bitterly complained, throughout the matter: “He had the nerve to send a sheriff to my house to serve me with those divorce papers!” In fact, the sheriff’s service was the final straw after many months of failed attempts to get this individual’s attention.…
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