By Bruce Atkins | Published April 28, 2026 | Posted in Employment Law | Tagged Tags: compensation, disclosure, discriminatory, transparency | Comments Off on Using Salary Disclosure Trends to Spot Wage Discrimination
Using Salary Disclosure Trends to Spot Wage Discrimination
Across the nation, pay transparency is rapidly growing. In recent years, states like New York, California, Colorado and Washington have enacted laws requiring employers to include salary ranges in job postings. Even though New Jersey hasn’t yet passed its own mandatory disclosure law, many employers operating in the Garden State now post salary ranges voluntarily. Read More
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How New Jersey Workers Can Recognize and Prove Illegal Retaliation
Retaliation remains a challenge faced by New Jersey employees who speak up against wrongdoing. New Jersey law provides some of the nation’s strongest protections for workers, specifically prohibiting employers from punishing employees who report discrimination, harassment, safety concerns or other illegal conduct, even when uncertainty remains about the underlying allegations. Yet, employees need to be Read More
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When Pregnancy Discrimination Hides in Plain Sight
New Jersey has one of the most robust state statutes providing strong safeguards for pregnant and postpartum workers. Yet, pregnancy discrimination rarely announces itself with blatant statements or overt acts. Instead, employers often veil discriminatory motives behind neutral-sounding explanations: reasons that may seem legitimate on the surface but crumble on closer inspection. The New Jersey Read More
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New Jersey’s 2026 Expansion of Family Leave Rights
A new that takes effect July 17, 2026 significantly expands the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) and introduces substantial new job protections for workers receiving Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) and Family Leave Insurance (FLI) benefits. These revisions will extend job-protected leave rights to hundreds of thousands of additional workers across the state, marking one Read More
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How AI in Recruitment and Hiring Can Cause Illegal Discrimination
Artificial intelligence is transforming the hiring process, with AI tools now used in nearly every stage: résumé screening, video interview analysis, skills assessments and even personality scoring. Employers might turn to these technologies to save themselves the tedium of sifting through, analyzing and comparing applications. However, AI systems learn from historical hiring data, which often Read More
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NJ Law Protects Remote and Hybrid Workers from Discrimination
As remote and hybrid work arrangements become the norm, New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) offers robust protections for employees of New Jersey-based companies, no matter where the employee’s home office may be. Recent guidance issued by the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) clarifies that the NJLAD’s reach covers a broad range of Read More
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How NJ’s Updated Procedures Affect Discrimination Complaints
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) is a landmark law safeguarding individuals from discrimination in employment. The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR), which enforces the NJLAD, has recently made significant updates to its Rules of Practice that modernize and streamline how discrimination complaints are processed. These changes promise important improvements to both Read More
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NJ Adopts New Regulations on Disparate Impact Discrimination
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) stands as one of the strongest civil rights statutes in the country, protecting workers from bias based on diverse characteristics. One type of prohibited action is disparate impact discrimination, which occurs when a facially neutral policy disproportionately harms members of a protected group, such as people of a Read More
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Five Common Mistakes to Avoid in Filing an Employment Complaint
Employees in New Jersey facing discrimination, harassment, wage and hour violations or retaliation can file complaints with state or federal authorities. However, simply filing a complaint is not enough. There are common errors and omissions that can undermine your ability to get the relief you may be entitled to. Knowing how to avoid these mistakes Read More
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How to Request Reasonable Accommodations Without Fear
Employees with disabilities in New Jersey are entitled to request reasonable accommodations to enable them to do their jobs and contribute fully. Nevertheless, many workers hesitate to come forward with requests. Concerns about being treated differently, losing their job or facing negative reactions from colleagues and supervisors may keep them from seeking the support they Read More
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