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Confidentiality Agreements and Sexual Harassment

December 29, 2017
In light of recent sexual harassment claims against several high-profile entertainers and politicians, the use of confidentiality and non-disclosure (NDA) agreements in harassment cases is under more scrutiny than ever....
Employment Lawyers

Discrimination Insurance Gives Companies Little Incentive to Change

December 26, 2017
Companies can insure themselves against many things, including discrimination lawsuits. Shauhin Talesh, professor at the School of Law at the University of California – Irvine, has spent two years studying...
Employment Lawyers

Banning the Salary Question to Reduce the Gender Pay Gap

December 22, 2017
More cities and states are considering laws to ban employers from asking potential hires about their salary history. Advocates of these laws hope eliminating salary history questions can finally help...
Whistleblower

Whistleblower Protections in New Jersey

December 19, 2017
Whistleblower protection laws exist on the federal and state level to protect workers who report misconduct from retaliation by their employers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...
Employment Lawyers

Independent Contractors

December 15, 2017
When it comes to determining employment rights and responsibilities, the most important factor is the definition of employer and employee. Some employers run into trouble when they classify workers as...
Employment Lawyers

Uber Fined for Hiring Drivers with Criminal Records

December 12, 2017
Uber was recently fined $8.9 million by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) over safety concerns regarding its drivers. Police in Vail alerted officials to an incident of accused assault...
Employment Lawyers

Sexual Harassment Against Men – Terry Crews Files Charges

December 8, 2017
Following the scandals of sexual harassment surrounding the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and the trending hashtag #metoo, men are also relating their stories of harassment in the entertainment business. Recently,...
Pregnancy Discrimination

EEOC Says Friedman Realty Fired Pregnant Workers

December 5, 2017
Gibbsboro-based firm, Friedman Realty Group Inc., is being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for an alleged pattern of firing employees who became pregnant. The EEOC was...
Employment Lawyers

Circuit Court Rules Employers Must Pay for Rest Breaks

December 1, 2017
Most employers provide rest breaks for workers throughout the day. But should they pay employees for break time spent away from job duties? The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled...
Employment Lawyers

Seasonal Employee Rights

November 28, 2017
Many businesses require additional workers during the busiest times of the year. For large retailers, this means the holiday season, which runs from October to January every year. For smaller...
Employment Lawyers

Racial Discrimination in Employment

November 17, 2017
A new study shows that, over the past 25 years, there has been virtually no change in hiring discrimination when it comes to race. A team of researchers used meta-analytic...
Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment at Work

November 14, 2017
It seems that these days, the topic of sexual harassment in the workplace never leaves the headlines. From Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit against Roger Ailes last year, to Bill O’Reilly at...
Wrongful Termination

Edison Principal Files Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuit Against School Board

November 10, 2017
Attorney R. Armen McOmber of McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C., is representing a school principal in his lawsuit against the Edison Board of Education, which he claims denied his contract...
Employment Lawyers

How Legal Agreements Can Silence Victims of Workplace Sexual Assault

November 9, 2017
Recently, allegations of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace have been rampant. One highly-publicized case is that of Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood producer accused of sexually harassing various employees...
Employment Lawyers

LGBT Employment Cases Head to Supreme Court

November 3, 2017
Plaintiffs are now asking courts to determine whether employees may sue for discrimination based on sexual orientation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. One such case...
Employment Lawyers

Unemployment and Job Hopping

October 31, 2017
A New Jersey appellate court recently held that an employee who leaves a job for a better paying one is still eligible for unemployment benefits if the better-paying job offer...

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