The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) was enacted in 1970 and created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA is the federal agency tasked with issuing regulations under the OSH Act and enforcing them. Under the OSH Act, states can pass their own safety plans for approval by OSHA, but some
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Workplace sexual orientation discrimination has long been a problem in workplaces across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the rest of the U.S. However, employers are not allowed to discriminate against employees based on their sexual orientation. This prohibition extends to all aspects of employment from hiring to firing. People who work in New Jersey are protected
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There are numerous whistleblower laws at both the state and federal levels. These laws are designed to encourage people with inside knowledge about their employers’ illegal acts perpetrated against the government to come forward and report them. Whistleblowers are allowed to file lawsuits on behalf of the government. If the government is able to recover
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Since the passage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, many additional anti-discrimination laws have been enacted at both the state and federal levels. Among other things, the state and federal discrimination laws prohibit discrimination against applicants and employees based on their protected characteristics. Without workplace discrimination laws, employers would be allowed
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In the U.S. and New Jersey, multiple laws cover the employer-employee relationship. Employers must follow the laws that apply to them, and when they violate these laws and the rights of their employees, they may be liable and have to pay damages. Violations of certain employment laws might also result in steep fines and penalties,
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New Jersey employers are required to comply with numerous federal and state employment laws. If you are an employer and violate one of these laws, you could face substantial fines, penalties, and potential legal liability. There are more than 180 employment laws at the federal level alone, and New Jersey has its own statutes and
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While most people know that employees have rights, many are not aware of what they are. There is a knowledge gap between the rights employees have under state and federal law and what they understand that they have. Applicants and employees need to understand their rights so that they can protect them. Here is some
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Workers in New Jersey and across the U.S. are protected under labor laws. Labor laws cover the employer-employee relationship when employees organize or unionize to collectively negotiate the terms of their employment. Labor laws are types of employment laws, and labor attorneys represent employees, unions, or employers during and after the collective bargaining process. Here
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One federal law that protects employee rights in the workplace that is relatively unknown by most workers is the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act or GINA. This law was enacted in 2008 and signed into law by former President George W. Bush. It protects employees against genetic discrimination in employment and in their health insurance. Under
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While some workplace discrimination is overt or direct, illegal discrimination also includes instances of indirect or disparate impact discrimination. This type of discrimination can be more difficult to identify and address because it is frequently facially neutral but still has an indirect discriminatory impact against specific protected classes of applicants or employees. Here is some
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