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Fired! A reasonable leave of absence request, even after a leave of absence is over, should not lead to job termination.
Life does not always go as planned. Workers sometimes realize, unexpectedly, that they are unable to do their jobs as a result of an injury or illness. While there are situations where such a disability will be permanent, other times workers may plan to return after taking a leave of absence to get a handle…
Read MoreAccording to Shakespeare: “The fault . . . is not in our stars but in ourselves.” According to New Jersey divorce law: “Maybe it was YOUR fault all along!!”
Like most states in the nation, New Jersey adopted a “no-fault” divorce model in the 1970’s, which permits spouses to unilaterally dissolve marriages, without digging up the root causes or detailing the marital dysfunction. Surely, the fault based divorce is not dead, right? Is there not SOME reason to state a fault-based claim against a…
Read MoreWith two strikes against her, SCOTUS returns this pregnant worker’s discrimination case to Federal District Court.
For many women, the prospect of expanding a family by having a baby is an exciting thing. For some working women, however, the birth of a child may pose problems in the workplace. These women may face unfair and very real job discrimination as a result of their pregnancies. Last summer, we wrote a post…
Read MoreAge discrimination in refusal to hire? Here are three (3) ways to prove it.
Workplace discrimination is not limited to post-hiring, when you have a job. It could play a role in an employer’s failure to hire you in the first place. This includes discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. So how do you prove your case? In this post we…
Read MoreOn the Road Again? How work-related travel affects custody and parenting time rights
While the internet and cellular communications make doing business in far-flung parts of the world easier than ever, the bottom line is that many people’s jobs require them to travel extensively. For some people, business trips are consistent. For others, travel planning may be highly unpredictable. This makes keeping a regular schedule challenging, and for…
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