Employee Rights
In Light of New U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Employers Must Reasonably Accommodate Pregnant Workers, Too
If you’re pregnant and your employer has 15 or more employees, a new federal law may help you work longer. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) gives the same protections to pregnant employees as those seeking reasonable accommodations for their disability or religious beliefs. The law was first introduced in 2012, passed into law ten…
Read MorePaid a Salary and Can’t Earn Overtime? Think Again.
Depending on the size of your salary, you still may be entitled to time-and-a-half if you work more than 40 hours a week. Public policy discourages misclassification by employers who may declare someone salaried, not hourly, to avoid paying overtime. If your employer is committing wage theft, give us a call. Let the law straighten…
Read MoreAssociational Discrimination: When You are Penalized for Those You Support or With Whom You Have A Connection
People at work often discuss their personal lives or things that are going on in the world. You may mention that you’re not Indian, your wife is. You may state you think it’s wrong to discriminate against African Americans. You may talk about your husband’s treatment for diabetes. If management learns about this and takes…
Read MoreService Animals, Peacocks, and Clowns: Oh My!
If you need a service or emotional support animal to work, your NJ employer should try to reasonably accommodate you, but there is a lot of fine print along with that. The closer you are to a traditional service animal situation (someone is blind and uses a service dog) the better your chances. The more…
Read MoreSexual Harassment Can Happen Anywhere, Even in a Judge’s Chambers
No part of society is immune from sexual harassment, including the federal court system. Federal court is where many employment discrimination cases are filed and there are federal judges who may be deciding them who have sexually harassed others. The federal judiciary is starting to track and release information on sexual harassment complaints against judges,…
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