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How Do You Prove Whistleblower Retaliation? | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

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? | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

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 | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

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”)...
What Are The Legal Protections Afforded to Whistleblowers? | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

What Are The Legal Protections Afforded to Whistleblowers?

Whistleblowers are protected from discrimination and retaliation. The New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) protects whistleblowers. Whistleblowers are employees who report illegal or unsafe activity their employer commits in the workplace....
Wrongful Termination: Frequently Asked Questions | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

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...
Terminated as a Result of the COVID-19 Outbreak? Know Your Rights | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Terminated as a Result of the COVID-19 Outbreak? Know Your Rights

If you have been discharged from your position during the coronavirus pandemic, you may have a claim for wrongful termination. While both employers and employees are facing considerable challenges as...
Healthcare Workers Risk Inadvertently Contributing to the Spread of COVID-19 | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Healthcare Workers Risk Inadvertently Contributing to the Spread of COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies, healthcare facilities are looking for temporary workers. This has contributed to some healthcare workers working at multiple facilities, which, in turn, increases the risk that...
Healthcare Workers Threatened With Retribution For Usage of Personal Protective Equipment | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Healthcare Workers Threatened With Retribution For Usage of Personal Protective Equipment

As hospitals around the country watch their supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) diminish, they have severely curtailed their use. Healthcare professionals on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic are...
Department of Labor Vows to Protect Workers Who Report Unsafe Conditions | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Department of Labor Vows to Protect Workers Who Report Unsafe Conditions

In a statement released on April 8th, the Department of Labor vowed to protect workers who report unsafe working conditions. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) is encouraging workers...
Nurses Being Pushed Back to the Frontlines While Still Ill With Coronavirus | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Nurses Being Pushed Back to the Frontlines While Still Ill With Coronavirus

Due to staffing shortages throughout New Jersey, some nurses are finding themselves pressured by their employers to report back to work while still ill with coronavirus (COVID-19). New Jersey’s hospitals...
Executive Order 107: An Overview | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Executive Order 107: An Overview

On Saturday, March 21, 2020 New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 107, which went into effect at 8:00 p.m. on March 21. The Executive Order directs that the...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Healthcare Workers’ Protections | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Healthcare Workers’ Protections

Life in the United States has been, effectively, put on “hold” as social distancing becomes a vital measure in limiting the spread of COVID-19. Millions of individuals are working from...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Employees Should Know | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Employees Should Know

With incidences of positive cases of COVID-19 on the rise, New Jersey health officials are urging residents to help “flatten the curve” by social distancing or self-quarantining. However, with many...
New Jersey’s Proposed New Legislation to Address Sexual Misconduct Within Political Campaigns | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

New Jersey’s Proposed New Legislation to Address Sexual Misconduct Within Political Campaigns

In an unprecedented move, New Jersey Senator Vin Gopal (D-11) and a bipartisan team of state legislators are set to introduce “first of its kind” legislation to provide oversight over...
New Jersey Public Works Employee Fired for Allegedly Napping Sues Employer, Claiming Conspiracy and Retaliation | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

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 | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

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...

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