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Federal Rule Makes It Easier for Workers to Claim Employers Violated Their Labor Rights
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) enforces federal labor law. It adopted a new standard for deciding if an employer’s policy violates workers’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act’s (NLRA) Section 7, potentially making it easier for employees to improve their pay and working conditions. What is the National Labor Relations Act? Congress passed…
Read MoreHow Serious Must Harassment Be to Justify a NJ Final Restraining Order?
You may feel harassed by a current or past partner or spouse, but do the words or deeds justify a NJ Family Court Final Order restraining the one who said or did them? A recent New Jersey Appellate ruling broadly views what constitutes harassment, potentially widening protections for asserted victims. The case involves two former…
Read MoreIn 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 MorePost-NJ Divorce, How Difficult Should It Be to Prove Your Ex is Cohabiting With Another?
A recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision touched on two critical issues that affect many of those paying and receiving spousal support or alimony. Living with another (or cohabitating) could provide grounds to disqualify someone from receiving alimony. How difficult should that be to prove? The Court’s August 2023 decision made it easier to prove…
Read MoreHow Will the End of Affirmative Action in College Admissions Impact Employers?
The US Supreme Court in June voted to end affirmative action in college admissions, ending four decades of court-approved efforts to diversify student bodies by considering their race, gender, ethnicity, and other characteristics. Will employers follow their lead and cease employee diversity efforts? Yes, because most of them will think, rightly so, that affirmative action…
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