Unconscious Bias: Taming the Beast Within

Discrimination in the Workplace

The vast majority of employment discrimination cases involve an employer’s alleged bias (race, gender, religion, age, disability) resulting in an adverse employment decision (non-hiring, non-promotion, retaliation, firing. Human beings, social science teaches, have one or many biases that may be conscious (we believe certain negative traits about certain people) or unconscious/implicit bias (we make decisions…

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New Jersey Is Where Marriages Go To Last

Virginia may be for lovers but it’s New Jersey where marriages go to last, according to the New York Post. Our State had the country’s fourth lowest divorce rate (12.9 per 1,000 residents) in 2015. But one group is bucking the trend: so-called “gray divorce”. The national average for divorces is 16.9 per 1,000, a…

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“What if Parents Agree that Child Support Shall Not Be Paid?”

When married couples negotiating a divorce or unmarried parents decide to go their separate ways, some may be tempted to put child support on hold. In New Jersey, there’s very limited legal room to do so. Why?  Because New Jersey law considers child support the child’s right, not the parent’s.  The amount and duration of…

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What if Your Company Has Problems Uber Alles?

A well run employer should respect its workers as human beings, no matter their position, tenure at the company, whether they’re seen as “rock stars” or problem employees. Part of that respect, and a legal obligation, is not to tolerate sexual harassment. No matter how management learns of harassment, it must pursue an independent investigation. …

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