Employment Law

Employment law covers the rights and duties between employers and workers. These posts deal with protections afforded to workers under the law governing areas such as discrimination, harassment, unsafe work conditions and more.
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EEOC, Employment Law, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Workplace Discrimination, Workplace Pregnancy Harassment September 29, 2015 0Comments

What is Pregnancy Discrimination?

It might be the year 2015, but there is still a lot of unlawful discrimination going on in our world, even for pregnant women. In 2006, the EEOC actually received over 5000 complaints from new moms where they were having trouble at work because they were pregnant. But, in 2015, while this number has gone down, it’s still quite a problem and is still quite prevalent in the workplace. There are laws that keep you safe, however, but sometimes it’s less about complaining about being treated unfairly and more about knowing your rights. If you are pregnant or you want to know more about pregnancy discrimination, continue to read below for more information.

EEOC, Employment Law, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Workplace Discrimination, Workplace Pregnancy Harassment September 29, 2015 0Comments 0Likes

Employment Law, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Maternity leave September 23, 2015 0Comments

How Does Maternity Leave Work?

Maternity leave used to be something that was either frowned upon by the male sexes or it was just something you never heard of anyone doing, its a shame that the younger generation didn’t get enough Mom time, but nowadays things have changed and for the better for once. Maternity leave or family leave as it’s more commonly called these days (since it’s for moms and dads) is when a mother or father takes off from work for a certain period of time. This can be time off for a biological child, foster child, adopted child, etc.

Employment Law, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Maternity leave September 23, 2015 0Comments 0Likes

Employment Law, Maternity leave September 18, 2015 0Comments

The Maternity Leave Laws in California

If you live in California and you are about to become a parent, it’s probably a good idea to get more information about the laws regarding maternity leave in this specific state. California has some of the BEST family leave laws in the country, but knowing your rights and responsibilities will help make your leave go smoothly without a hitch. One of those laws called the PFL or Paid Family Leave went into effect in 2004. Essentially this is a law that is an extension of the State Disability Insurance program. If you are about to be a mom, you could not be living in a better state. Here are a few things you want to or should know about PFL as well as a few other things outside of PFL that you should take note on.

Employment Law, Maternity leave September 18, 2015 0Comments 0Likes

Business Law, Employment Law, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Whistleblower's Act May 26, 2015 0Comments

How to Report an Employment Law Violation

When most people hear the term “labor law violations” they think of those big companies like Google and Activision. But, in all honesty, any place where there are employees and employers, labor law violations can and do happen. In fact people file thousands of these charges every single year and they are for everything from larger corporations to medium sized businesses to family owned mom and pop stores. These charges are called ULP or Unfair Labor Practices. Not only can a ULP be filed against a business or a specific person, such as your boss, but they can also be filed against anyone in a Union that you might be a member of for things like violence, intimidation, coercion and more. If you have ever been involved in an Unfair Labor Practice or you have dealt with any other unlawful situations, you might be wondering who you are supposed to contact for help. Thankfully we have created a small list below for everything from ULP to Fraud, to Child Labor Laws and more.

Business Law, Employment Law, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Whistleblower's Act May 26, 2015 0Comments 0Likes

Ask an Attorney, Employment Law, Employment Laws for Management, Hiring an attorney, Legal Services May 19, 2015 0Comments

What to Ask an Employment Attorney

If you have a workplace related legal issue such as workplace bullying, discrimination, harassment of any type of unfair or unlawful termination, it might be time to meet up with an Employment attorney in New Jersey. This is of course, a worst case scenario. One of the first things you should do is try to talk to the person in charge or to human resources to see what can be done – if anything. If all else fails, then the next logical step would be to speak to a lawyer. When it comes to meeting with a lawyer, make sure that you make the process as easy and smooth as you can. Be sure to prepare a list of a few questions that you want to ask the lawyer. Asking questions is a great way to see if you and the lawyer are a good match and if they can handle the situation at hand properly. Here are a few of the questions you should be asking your Employment attorney if you are serious about the situation and need help.

Ask an Attorney, Employment Law, Employment Laws for Management, Hiring an attorney, Legal Services May 19, 2015 0Comments 0Likes

Employment Law, Union Law May 12, 2015 0Comments

Types of Unions

In the United States, we have many different labor unions. While there are categories like Private, Public and Craft Unions, there are also smaller groups as well such as Manufacturing Unions, Building Trades, Transportation Unions and Service Industry Unions. If you are interested in the labor movement or you already work at a job where Unions are not available, but you want a new position that does offer unions, it might be important to get to know what the different unions are, who they are for and essentially how they can help benefit you, not only as an employee, but a citizen overall.

Employment Law, Union Law May 12, 2015 0Comments 0Likes

Employment Law, Union Law May 5, 2015 0Comments

What are Right to Work Laws?

A right to work law is a law that allows employees to choose whether they want to join a Union or not or support a union or not for that matter. When getting a job, an employee should carefully read all the fine print on their work card before signing anything. If you live in a right to work state – there are 25 states in 2015 that are right to work states, here are a few things you should be aware of.

Employment Law, Union Law May 5, 2015 0Comments 0Likes

Employment Law, Employment Laws for Management, Workplace Discrimination March 10, 2015 0Comments

Employment Laws for Management

While an employee needs to be aware of their rights and some of the laws as an employee for a business, entity or company, a manager or supervisor needs to be aware of ALL of the legal laws and rules when it comes to labor and employment laws. Most of the companies out there work diligently and closely with Human Resources to make sure that certain laws and rules are being followed. If you are a supervisor, manager or even an assistant manager, there are certain laws that you should be aware of when it comes to employees and employment laws to ensure compliance in a company. These laws can be found below, make sure you brush up on these laws and are aware of any updates or changes in the New Year. If you are an employee reading this article and you read the information below, make sure you talk to a New Jersey employment Attorney before making any brash decisions.

Employment Law, Employment Laws for Management, Workplace Discrimination March 10, 2015 0Comments 0Likes

Employment Law, workplace bullying, Workplace Discrimination February 23, 2015 0Comments

Is My Boss a Bully?

In certain situations where you are the employee and the boss is the big honcho he or she might find it funny to belittle you. Frankly, I dislike people like this. People that think just because they are the “boss” that they can treat employees however they want because they can. But, there is a line between someone being a bully – a jerk just for the sake of being a jerk, and someone physically hurting you or discriminating against you because of your weight, skin color, orientation or you origin. If your boss is a bully, you’ll probably know he’s a bully by the way it makes you feel and or look in front of others. For example, let’s say you have a boss and he kicked you, like he physically kicked you with his foot. Is this against the law? If anything physical ever happens at the office, here are things you will want to know when it concerns the law or contacting an employment lawyer in NJ.

Employment Law, workplace bullying, Workplace Discrimination February 23, 2015 0Comments 0Likes

EEOC, Employment Law, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission November 30, 2014 0Comments

How to Create an Employee Handbook

If you’ve ever had a position in a company or a business, small or large, you probably know what an employee handbook is. It’s a packet with vital information about what you can expect when working at so and so company, what they expect of you, legal obligations, employees rights and an overall guide to making your job or position at that business all the better. If you want to write an employee handbook, revise it or you already wrote one and you want to make sure that you included everything needed, make sure you keep reading to see which topics you should include and some examples you should put in your employee handbook. It’s also a good idea to go over these guides, especially the legal sections with an employment lawyer.

EEOC, Employment Law, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission November 30, 2014 0Comments 0Likes

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