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May Men Sue for Gender Discrimination in the NJ Workplace? Some will be Surprised at the Answer.
Yahoo fired Gregory Anderson from their media division in November 2014, claiming that he had performed poorly in his quarterly employee review. A year later, Anderson filed a California lawsuit against Yahoo, citing that he was a victim of gender discrimination. While the majority of gender related lawsuits are filed on behalf of women, gender bias can affect men in the workplace as well.
Read MoreThree-Way Parenting — A New Paradigm for New Jersey Family Court
Following lengthy deliberations, a New Jersey Superior Court Judge recently published an opinion granting custody of a child to three parents. The trial court’s landmark opinion is likely to have a significant impact on family court cases throughout New Jersey and the United States, given the steady increase in non-traditional family structures.
Read MorePaid Family Leave Finds Favorable Footing in New Jersey
A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a Pregnancy Discrimination Act case in favor of the plaintiff, Peggy Young, who worked as a part-time driver for United Parcel Service (UPS). Her responsibilities included pickup and delivery of packages that had arrived by air carrier the previous night. In 2006, after suffering several miscarriages, she…
Read MoreWhat’s a QDRO and why do I need one to be entered on or after the Final Judgment of Divorce date?
For divorcing women, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that women are closing the financial gap that once equated divorce with poverty. The bad news is that, according to a recent study, divorcing women still lag behind men in their knowledge of financial issues instrumental to their post-divorce financial health.
Read MoreWomen & Work: Where are the Most In-Demand and High-Paying Jobs?
Women comprise more than half of the current workforce in the United States, yet women are still earning less than men in most areas of employment, not only job-to-job but also over their lifetime. In the end, women both live longer and struggle more financially than men. As the percentage of women represented in the workforce continues to increase, the pressure is on many professions to open their doors and their paychecks to women.
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