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Spotlight on NJ: Immigrant and Minority Temp Workers Face Serious Abuse
Many immigrants leave impoverished and war-torn countries to seek a better life here in the U.S., the land of opportunity. In recent years, however, industries seeking a workforce willing and able to fill blue-collar, low paying positions in factories and warehouses, have filled vacancies with immigrant and illegal workers who can’t afford to make demands.…
Read MoreTwo Homes, One Childhood: Co-Parenting After a NJ Divorce
The number of children under the age of 18 living in one home with two married parents has hit an all-time low, nationally. At the same time, the nation’s lawyers, social workers, and judges scramble to make post-divorce co-parenting a working success. In his new book, Two Homes, One Childhood, psychologist and divorce expert Robert…
Read MoreFighting Sexual Harassment: In 2016, Popular Fox News Host Megyn Kelly Finally Stood Up to Her Powerful But Harassing Boss
Megyn Kelly initially kept quiet when Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment allegations against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes emerged. It had been a decade since Kelly herself suffered from Ailes’s sexually harassing behavior, which only ended when Kelly made her refusal as clear as day and complained to anyone at Fox who would listen to…
Read More“In Our NJ Divorce, I Get Half of Everything. Right???”
Identifying jointly acquired marital assets and debts, valuing them, and distributing them are part and parcel of almost every New Jersey divorce, including for people of modest means. New Jersey is an equitable distribution state, meaning that the couple’s assets are distributed in a way that is fair, yet not necessarily equal. In some states,…
Read MoreDoes Your Boss Have the Right to Know You Suffer From Mental Illness?
When an employer is seeking the most suitable candidate for a job, they are allowed to probe for detailed information regarding a prospective employee’s professional qualifications for the job. However, the law restricts that probing to professional matters, and even prohibits questions regarding certain personal matters, such as health. Mental health is a controversial topic…
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