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Major Beverage Company Settles Discrimination Case with EEOC
Workers in Mercer County, New Jersey should pay attention to the results of a recent case against Pepsi Beverages Co. According to reports, the company was charged by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with racial discrimination. The company had been using criminal background checks to eliminate applicants who were not convicted of crimes. Because of…
Read MoreEmployee Rights Poster Enforcement Date Postponed
The enforcement of a controversial regulation passed by the National Labor Relations Board has been postponed by a federal court. This means that employers in Mercer County, New Jersey will not have to post a notice indicating employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act, a recently passed bill that ensures the rights of employees…
Read MoreMany Parents in New Jersey Do Not Receive Their Child Support
Many parents throughout the country struggle to receive the payments they are owed by their noncustodial counterparts. Warrants for the arrest of individuals guilty of not paying child support in New Jersey have seen an increase last year and the effects are being felt by custodial parents and governmental agencies alike. One woman, a 40-year-old…
Read MoreJewish Divorces Are Not Complete After Civil Proceedings
Jewish couples living in New Jersey have an advantage against their spouse during the dissolution of a marriage that many non-Jewish couples do not possess. This advantage comes in the form of a social norm that is endemic to the Jewish faith: the Get. Jewish law dictates that when a couple goes through a divorce,…
Read MoreNew Jersey Woman Sues Former Employer for Harassment
A complaint made by a woman from Lawnside, New Jersey, has been filed against the parent company of a former employer. She alleges that she was subjected to regular sexual harassment during the course of her employment, which began in spring of 2009 and ended last summer. Her attorneys have filed a lawsuit against CBS…
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