The legalization of marijuana in New Jersey has brought about the use of Drug Recognition Experts, or DREs, in the workplace. Here’s what you need to know.
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Employment Law
Employer Counterclaims to Employee Lawsuits
Recent trends show that employers are filing counterclaims against employees who sue them for harassment, discrimination, retaliation or other employment related claims. These claims typically center around the alleged violation of a company policy or a restrictive covenant contained in an employment contract.
What happens when a former worker breaks a non-compete?
As a New Jersey employer, you have to compete with many other businesses regardless of your industry. Every new hire means a bit of risk for the business. Employment contracts help mitigate some of those risks. Especially if workers will have access to trade secrets...
Privacy and Cybersecurity Concerns in the Workplace
When you use a company device for personal purposes, you must be very careful. First, you do not have an expectation of privacy in your personal, non-password protected data on a company device. Second, you must ensure that your personal data is not co-mingled with the company data. Third, you have to be very careful about removing your personal data from company devices when you leave your job.
What if your employee thinks you discriminated against them?
It is a difficult position to find yourself in, but some employers are accused of discriminating against their employees by some of the employees that they’ve worked with and trained for months or years. It can be frustrating to you, because you took the time to work...
Has your employee come to you about sexual harassment?
If you have employees and one of them comes to you claiming that they’ve been sexually harassed, do you know what to do? This is a serious situation that could come back to hurt your company, so handling it quickly and professionally is key. Sometimes, employees do...
New Law: Employers Cannot Require Arbitration of Claims Involving Sexual Harassment
This new law, restricting required arbitration, will make it harder for companies to hide the brevity of sexual harassment cases in the workplace, signed by President Biden this year.
Does your small business have to approve unpaid FMLA leave?
As an employer, you are subject to numerous state and federal laws regarding how you treat your employees. The more employees you have, the more rules that apply to your business. Laws regarding equal pay apply to companies with just one employee. On the other hand,...
What you need to know about electronic discovery in employment cases
In an employment case, accessing personal accounts or text messages while using a work-issued computer or laptop can and probably will be used against you.
What you need to know about a workplace investigation
After you raise a complaint with your Human Resources department about a situation that you are experiencing at work, the company, whether through its internal HR department or a third party, is supposed to “investigate” the complaint.