The N.J. legislature sent Senate Bill 992 to Governor Christie for adoption. S. 992 amends the N.J. Law Against Discrimination (LAD) making wage disparities amongst similarly situated employees expressly unlawful. The Bill imposes treble damages upon any employer...
Month: October 2016
NEW EEO EMPLOYER FORMS
The EEOC is amending its EEO-1 form (the Employer Information Report) to include questions about pay ranges and hours worked by employees. This data will reveal patterns or trends in pay disparities. The current EEO-1 Form provides information on workforce profiles...
Lessons Learned From Carlson v. Ailes
On July 6, 2016, Gretchen Carlson filed suit against Roger Ailes for severe and pervasive sexual harassment suffered while working at Fox News. Roger Ailes resigned in July 2016, and Carlson's case settled in September 2016 with Fox News' parent company paying her...
NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS
As you start a new job, be alert to non-compete restrictions that your new employer may wish to impose upon you. Increasingly, employers seem to require their new employees to sign Non-Compete Agreements restraining where they may work if they leave the job. The...
Non-compete Agreements in New Jersey
A large portion of my practice involves reviewing non-compete agreements for employees who are starting new jobs as well as those bound by non-competes looking to make a job change. Non-compete agreements restrain the circumstances under which you can leave your job...
Are you creating implied contracts with your employees?
Your employees' perceptions of the policies in your office may be very different from the policies you actually have in place. This may be inadvertent on your part but resulting from certain actions and behaviors your employees witness routinely. Despite having in...
Did a bun in the oven leave you feeling burned by employers?
Being pregnant can be one of the happiest times in many New Jersey residents' lives. You and your partner may feel excited about having a baby on the way and cannot wait to get the house in order so that your child's arrival will go as smoothly as possible. Of course,...
3 factors to consider when choosing business successors
Because many New Jersey business owners often look at their companies as an important part of their lives that they took the time to create, it can feel strange to think about handing the business off to another person. Even though you may wish you could continue...
Don’t terminate potential future opportunities if you get fired
Whether you've been employed at the same New Jersey company for a while or you have barely had a chance to settle in and get to know your co-workers, losing a job is never easy. The former is often more challenging than the latter since the longer you spend at a...
When the boss doesn’t play fair
The law protects New Jersey workers from various forms of discrimination in the workplace. Perhaps you've heard stories of people whose bosses wrongfully terminated their positions for one reason or another. For instance, more than one woman wound up losing her job...
Who makes the coffee? Discrimination may be subtle.
Discrimination comes in as many shapes and sizes as people do. This is why the list of groups that have protected status under federal anti-discrimination laws seems to grow longer every few years. Even if you are among those whom federal law already protects, you may...
YEAR END CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES
Its time for a gut check. As you approach the end of the year and have a little time off before 2017 hits, do a little self reflection. Your leadership team and decision makers are asking the same questions about you as we speak (or read). Ask yourself the following...
NJ Senate Bill 992-Important Protections for Women in the Workplace
The N.J. legislature sent Senate Bill 992 to Governor Christie for adoption. S. 992 amends the N.J. Law Against Discrimination (LAD) making wage disparities amongst similarly situated employees expressly unlawful. The Bill imposes treble damages upon any employer...
NEW EEO EMPLOYER FORMS
The EEOC is amending its EEO-1 form (the Employer Information Report) to include questions about pay ranges and hours worked by employees. This data will reveal patterns or trends in pay disparities. The current EEO-1 Form provides information on workforce profiles...
2020 Solo Small Firm Conference-NJSBA
