Retaliation

What is the Difference Between Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation?

If you are a victim of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation, the experienced attorneys at McOmber, McOmber & Luber, P.C. can help you understand your rights and take action. Contact us...

How Do You Prove Whistleblower Retaliation?

Whistleblowers are employees who report illegal practices witnessed at work. They play a crucial role in ending dangerous or unlawful activities perpetrated by employers and, as such, enjoy a wealth...

Retaliation: Facing Negative Treatment For Reporting a Coworker?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) does not permit retaliation from employers. Therefore, the EEOC protects employees and applicants from facing negative consequences for reporting harassment or discrimination. This EEOC...

Reporting Harassment: Know Your Rights

Many employees fear that if they report harassment they will be fired by their employer. However, this is exactly the type of activity that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)...

Wrongful Termination: Frequently Asked Questions

Most workers in New Jersey are considered at-will employees. At-will employees can be dismissed at the discretion of their employer without warning. However, employees who are members of a protected...

New Jersey Public Works Employee Fired for Allegedly Napping Sues Employer, Claiming Conspiracy and Retaliation

A wrongful discharge lawsuit that was filed alleging breach of contract, civil conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and violations of the New Jersey Civil Rights Act by a former...

New Jersey Serves Uber A $640 Million Tax Bill for Misclassifying Workers

It is a common issue amongst some of the biggest companies in the country — misclassifying employees as independent contractors, which can then lead to litigation from employees who have...

How the #MeToo Movement is Changing the Law and Your Rights in the Workplace

In the years since the #MeToo movement emerged, there is no question that the culture surrounding sexual harassment in the workplace as it relates to employment law and discrimination, as...

Sexual Harassment, Retaliation, Assault and Battery Allegations Against Corporation

All of the following facts contained in the post below are as alleged in the plaintiff’s complaint. In a lawsuit against ACV Enviro Corporation, an environmental services and waste management...

What is NJ Family Leave Insurance?

When a family member becomes seriously ill, or if you have a newborn baby at home, you may need to take time off. NJ Family Leave Insurance allows you to...

NYPD Cop Sexually Harassed by Lieutenant

Recently, a young female New York Police Department (NYPD) recruit suffered a barrage of inappropriate comments and conduct from a more senior male lieutenant. The events culminated in the recruit...

Sexual Harassment at Ernst & Young

Sexual harassment has been an immoral and illicit action that has plagued workplaces for decades. Normally beginning as unwanted sexual advances, it can devolve into ongoing harassment and even sexual...

Mariah Carey’s Ex-Assistant Claims Sexual Harassment

Following Mariah Carey filing a lawsuit against her former assistant, the singer’s former assistant has filed her own lawsuit, claiming that her employer’s former manager was physically and verbally abusive...

Suspended Police Officer Files Tort Claim

Last month, a suspended police lieutenant filed a tort claim against his former employer, the borough of Franklin, New Jersey. The lieutenant is seeking not only reinstatement, but $4 million...

CBS Pays Actress to Settle Sexual Harassment Claim

In 2017, actress Eliza Dushku was hired for a new series. She claims that soon after she was hired, a lead male actor began making sexually inappropriate comments to her....

Actor Kevin Spacey Charged with Sexual Assault

In Massachusetts this past December, the Cape and Islands district attorney announced plans to charge actor Kevin Spacey with felony assault. The charge stems from an alleged encounter Spacey had...

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What is the Difference Between Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation?

How Do You Prove Whistleblower Retaliation?