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Are You an Employee or Not? New Federal Rule on Employee Classification Goes into Effect March 11
New standards by the federal Department of Labor (DOL) will determine whether you’re an employee or an independent contractor under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This could decide whether or not you should be paid at least the minimum wage and overtime. New Jersey has its own employee-friendly rule for this issue. This…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Impact: Unemployment Surge, Occupational Safety & Family Courts
On June 10, 2020, at 1PM there will be a zoom webinar presented by Alisa McCabe of First Steps Financial, Hanan M. Isaacs, Esq. and Misty A.V. Avallone, Esq. from Kingston Law Group. All information and content on this webinar is for general informational purposes only.
Read MoreWill Labor Union and Working-Class Support for President Trump Backfire in 2020?
In his second campaign for President of the United States, Donald Trump will predictably position himself as a champion of the people who would “keep America great.” Fed up with Wall Street, Washington, and the national media, many white, working class Americans supported Trump in 2016, believing that he would change things. It seems they…
Read MoreNJ Courts Balance Parental Rights Against Children’s Needs for Defense Against Parental Wrongs
In the past 40 years and increasingly, both federal and state court decisions have recognized fundamental constitutional rights of parents to see, spend time with, and raise their children, without undue governmental interference. There are limits to that doctrine. New Jersey, as do many states, will assert a right of parens patriae — the government as legal…
Read MoreNJ Appeals Court Says Muslim Corrections Officer Who Refused to Remove Her Religious Head Scarf Was Properly Dismissed
In a case of first impression in our state, a New Jersey appeals court has upheld a Muslim correctional officer’s dismissal for refusal to remove her religious head scarf at work. Tisby v. Camden County Correctional Facility, N.J. Appellate Division, 2016. The Appellate Division upheld the trial court’s entry of summary judgment, dismissing the county employee’s law…
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