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Refusal to Hire Based on Immigration Status Is Illegal Discrimination

Among the many hurdles faced by immigrants to the U.S., getting a desirable job can be one of the biggest. Companies of all sizes and across various industries sometimes exhibit prejudice against hiring foreign-born workers, even those whose employment is authorized by law. However, it is illegal for employers to discriminate against job candidates or Read More

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What Is “Unwelcome Conduct” That Can Create a Sexually Hostile Workplace?

A hostile work environment is a type of sexual harassment that occurs when an employee is subjected to unwelcome verbal or physical conduct that is so severe or pervasive that a reasonable person would find the workplace intolerable. Typically, the unwelcome conduct must be persistent and repeated. However, in New Jersey, a single incident can Read More

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NJ Employers Can’t Discriminate Based Solely on Positive Cannabis Testing

Recreational use of cannabis was legalized in New Jersey in 2021. For the first year or more, there was some uncertainty regarding how employers could treat employees who tested positive for cannabis. In September 2022, the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) provided some welcome updates about employers’ regulation of marijuana use in the workplace. It Read More

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What’s New in New Jersey Employment Law in 2023

Several new employment laws either came into effect or will go into effect in the first few months of the new year. Most of the new laws benefit employees in New Jersey, including modest minimum wage increases across all industries and enhancements to compensation and protections for employees facing mass layoffs. As of January 1, Read More

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How Can You Prove a Case of Sexual Discrimination at Your Job?

Federal and state laws prohibit workplace discrimination based on sex, gender and orientation, requiring employers to treat everyone equally when it comes to interviewing, hiring, paying, promoting, disciplining and firing. Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act and New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) also give victims of discrimination the ability to hold employers Read More

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What Remedies Do You Have if Your FMLA Rights Are Violated?

The federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives many employees the right to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to take care of their own serious medical conditions or those of family members. However, employers sometimes fail to comply with the FMLA by disallowing leave, by cutting the pay of employees Read More

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What Is the ABC Test for Classifying a Worker as an Independent Contractor?

The difference between an independent contract and an employee is a major point of friction in employment law. Companies often misclassify workers as independent contractors, either intentionally or by mistake. When done intentionally, it’s usually an effort to save money by not having to pay for a worker’s health insurance and other benefits and not Read More

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Pending New Jersey Bill Aims to End Discrimination Against Temporary Workers

New Jersey’s warehouse and e-commerce sectors are booming but the growth depends in large part on the state’s 125,000-plus temp workers, who are disproportionately Black and Latino, and who are routinely paid less than permanent workers. State lawmakers are working on a bill called The Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights to extend equal rights to Read More

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NJ Employers May Not Discriminate Against Recreational Marijuana Users

The New Jersey statute legalizing marijuana use also prohibits employers from discriminating against employees found to have cannabis in their systems.

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Employee’s Retaliation Claim Can Survive Reversal of Discrimination Award

When a retaliation claim is linked to the discrimination case, the proof the plaintiff needs to establish in the two cases is often intertwined. But in New Jersey, the claims are nonetheless distinct and are not codependent.

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