You went out on medical leave. You followed your doctor’s orders, submitted your paperwork, and kept your employer informed. Then you got a call — or a letter — telling you your job was gone. If that happened to you, the first question is whether it was legal. The answer depends on why you were…
If you reported discrimination, filed a complaint, requested leave, or refused to participate in something illegal — and your employer responded by demoting you, cutting your hours, giving you negative reviews, or firing you — you may have a retaliation claim. But having experienced retaliation and being able to prove it are two different things.…
Your employer put “salaried” on your offer letter. You work 50, 55, sometimes 60 hours a week. And when you ask about overtime, you get the same answer: salaried employees don’t get overtime. That may be wrong. Being paid a salary does not automatically exempt you from overtime. Under federal law and New Jersey and…
If your employer denied your FMLA leave request and pointed to missing or incomplete paperwork, that may not be a valid reason — even if the paperwork genuinely was not finished on time. What many employees don’t know is this: before an employer can deny FMLA leave based on incomplete documentation, the employer must follow…
You did not get fired. But you also could not stay. Maybe your employer cut your hours to nothing after you reported harassment. Maybe your manager made your daily work life so hostile and humiliating that showing up became unbearable. Maybe you were demoted, stripped of your duties, transferred to an impossible situation, or subjected…
If you were fired after reporting harassment at work in New Jersey, that may be illegal retaliation. New Jersey’s anti-discrimination law protects employees who make a good-faith complaint about discrimination or harassment, and federal law also protects employees who oppose unlawful harassment or participate in an investigation or charge process. Firing is one of the…