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Know and Protect Your Rights: Work leave under federal and state laws can be tricky to navigate!!
Did you know that federal law provides qualified workers in the state of New Jersey with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to address serious health conditions? Under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), employers are required to protect employees’ jobs while out on leave. While these legal rights exist, employees are…
Read MoreWorker Classification Policy in New Jersey: As easy as “ABC”.
In Hargrove v. Sleepy’s, a recent case unanimously decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court, the Court intended to resolve longstanding wage‐and‐hour public policy disputes. In New Jersey, some employers historically and too often used improper determinations when classifying workers as “independent contractors” rather than as “employees”. That approach cut down on the employer’s taxes…
Read MoreABCs of Child Support for New Jersey High Wage Earners
When it comes to marital dissolution, not all divorces are created equal. Indeed, the net worth and income of divorcing spouses play a major role in determining child support in the state of New Jersey. Under the laws of this state, courts apply a set of Guidelines to establish or modify child support payments, which…
Read MoreCollege Financing and NJ Divorce: A case of premature emancipation?
In previous posts we have discussed that child support obligations may extend beyond a child’s 18th birthday, including college education financing, or even a Master’s or professional degree (law, medicine, dentistry, architecture, etc.). We have also written about how, under certain circumstances, it is possible that a child support order could be modified, whether upward…
Read MoreUnderstanding Your Employment Agreement (CBA, Individual Contract, or Handbook): “What do I need to know?”
An Employment Agreement, whether formal or informal, states the terms and conditions of the relationship between employer and employee. These terms may include employee compensation, benefits, employer expectations, governing rules, discipline, and terms of discharge (or quitting). Here is what you need to know when considering a job, reconsidering the Employment Agreement mid-stream, or contemplating…
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