Posts by Hanan Isaacs
Fast food franchise paid lower wages to female workers
Equal Pay Day was commemorated earlier this month. Equal Pay Day symbolizes the day when the average woman’s earnings catch up to the average man’s previous year earnings. It has been estimated that a woman would have to work 68 days into 2014 to earn what her male counterparts earned in 2013; the White House…
Read MoreHow will a divorce affect your family business?
A number of businesses in the Kingston area are run or owned by married couples or families. U.S. Census data shows that 3.7 million small businesses in the country are owned by married couples. Divorce can pose significant problems for such business owners. Many people do not want to close or sell their businesses just…
Read MoreU.S. Appeals Court Reinstates Employee’s Claims Under New Jersey Anti-Discrimination Law
In Estabrook v. Safety and Ecology Corp., the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court’s order dismissing an employee’s complaint filed under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. The Appellate Court said the trial judge used the wrong legal standard in ruling on the sufficiency of the pleadings. Background In 2012, the…
Read MoreJudge: New Jersey hospital is not exempt from federal pension law
If you have a pension, it is probably governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. This federal law provides protections for employer-provided retirement plans. In certain cases, such as when a plan is backed by a church, pension plans may be exempt from ERISA. In recent years, many lawsuits have arisen regarding underfunded pension…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court issues ruling on domestic violence and gun rights
Under federal law, those who have been convicted of domestic violence cannot legally possess a gun. This is true in every state even though domestic violence laws may vary from state to state. Various states have interpreted the firearms ban in different ways, but last week the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that clarifies and strengthens…
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