Posts by Hanan Isaacs
US Department of Labor seeks to redefine “spouse” and “marriage” under FMLA
The Family and Medical Leave Act provides many public and private sector employees with the option to stay out of work for a period of 12 weeks each year, without pay, for medical reasons. This is true whether it is the worker him or herself who is ill, or a member of his or her…
Read MoreClient to Lawyer: “Can I get divorced yesterday?”
Almost every new divorce client wants to know: “How long will this process take? If not by yesterday, then can we be divorced by next month?” From experience, my answer is always the lawyerly one: “It depends.” In New Jersey, parties may resolve the underlying issues child-related and financial issues in various ways, but only a Family Court Judge has…
Read MorePost-judgment Modifications? A no-brainer: Your Lawyer ALWAYS Goes With You to Court.
Let’s face it. The process of divorcing is inherently difficult. Working through all of the child custody and financial issues that need to be resolved is stressful enough, and not something people want to rehash post-divorce. The reality is that in some situations, parties will revisit child custody and child support periodically for post-judgment modification,…
Read MoreSexual Harassment Victimizes “Small Business” Workers as well as Large
For most of us, work is not optional. To pay for even the bare necessities, people must work. In the best of worlds, people and their jobs are a good fit. When that is so, and for the most part, workers enjoy their jobs. But that is not always true. People who are victims of…
Read MoreNew Jersey Supreme Court to hear case on timeframe to file employment lawsuit
Various federal and state laws protect workers from employment law violations, including the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the NJ Law Against Discrimination, and others. Such laws allow an employee to file a lawsuit if the employee experiences harassment, discrimination, wage theft, wrongful termination, or other employment…
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