By Bruce Atkins | Published April 30, 2013 | Posted in Employment Law | Tagged Tags: employment law attorney, finding an employment lawyer, New Jersey attorney, NJ employment law | Comments Off on How to Find an Employment Lawyer
How to Find an Employment Lawyer
You’ve run into a legal issue at work. You think you need an attorney, but you’re not sure where to turn. What do you do? A quick search in the Yellow Pages or Google will yield numerous results for employment law firms. Choosing the one that’s best suited for your unique situation can greatly affect Read More
Read MoreShould You Sign a Non-Compete Agreement?
It is common for employers to ask employees to sign a non-compete agreement prior to accepting a position. Essentially, the purpose of a non-compete agreement is to prevent an employee from revealing a company’s ideas, sales leads and other confidential information to competitors over a certain period of time and/or within a certain geographical location. Read More
Read MoreSigns of Sexual Harassment
Are you being sexually harassed in the workplace? Or do you suspect you are being sexually harassed? Many people fail to realize that the majority of sexual harassment cases do not involve blatant actions. Rather, sexual harassment often occurs subtly. However, no matter how it happens, sexual harassment can create a hostile work environment for Read More
Read MoreN.J. Senate Proposes Bill to Protect Pregnant Workers from Discrimination
Many female employees experience pregnancy discrimination in violation of legal protections that have existed for decades. Although Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act in 1978, many women continue to suffer from disparate treatment based on their pregnancy status. The Senate recently passed S.3565 referred to as the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The purpose of the Read More
Read MoreThe Special Challenges of Pursuing Employment Discrimination Claims in Federal Court
Victims of employment discrimination face unique challenges according to recent studies of judgments and settlements in employment discrimination cases litigated in federal courts. Empirical studies of these cases reveal that only five percent of all plaintiffs in employment discrimination cases will receive any form of litigated relief according to an article published in the University Read More
Read MoreGender Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against NBA Based on Denial of Work Schedule Flexibility
A former National Basketball Association executive from New Jersey recently filed a gender discrimination lawsuit in New York federal court claiming three million dollars in damages. The lawsuit alleges that the NBA forced the former senior account executive out of the league by altering her work schedule. According to the complaint filed by the former Read More
Read MoreNational Origin Discrimination in New Jersey Based on English Only Policies
Given the increasing number of immigrants in the workplace, the volume of discrimination claims based on national origin has risen significantly. There were over 11,000 charges filed with the EEOC based on national origin discrimination during 2009, which represents more than a 50 percent increase from the previous year. This rise in discrimination cases based Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Law Against Discrimination Retaliation Claims
Many people suffer discrimination in the workplace but are hesitant to complain because they are concerned that their employer or supervisor may engage in some form of retaliation. The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) specifically prohibits an employer from exacting retribution against an employee for reporting discrimination based on traits like gender, race, sex Read More
Read MoreThe Challenge of Selecting a New Jersey Employment Law Attorney
An employee may be subject to a hostile work environment based on one’s religion, the demand that one submit to unwelcome sexual advances by a supervisor or other forms of employment discrimination, but many employees are not sure how to proceed. While the employee should seek redress by speaking to the party engaging in the Read More
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