Getting let go from your place of employment can be devastating, especially if you have a family to take care of and bills to pay. Unemployment benefits were created specifically for this purpose. These benefits are intended to provide an unemployed worker with the means to find a new career opportunity without suffering financial duress.
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You may be surprised to now that sexual harassment is extremely common in the workplace. The majority of harassment claims that are brought before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are sex-based. Sexual harassment is most commonly associated with some sort of physical advance that is sexual in nature, but it is important to know
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Historically, whistleblowers and the government have relied on the False claims Act as a tool to combat fraud against the government. However, there are limitations to this law, including the fact that the False Claims Act only applies to situations in which the federal government has been defrauded. Fraud that is committed against others such
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There are few federal laws that require employers to give employees leave of absence. However, many states have enacted their own laws that provide employees with additional leave rights. In June 2013, New Jersey joined 12 other states to implement leave laws for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The result is the New
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Most work environments have some element of stress that goes along with the job. However, when you have to deal with racial discrimination in the workplace, it creates an entirely different level of stress that no one should ever have to endure. Despite social advances in the last 60 years, racial discrimination is still an
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Understanding Discrimination and the EEOC Discrimination Process What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)was passed to protect employees like you from employment discrimination. It is against the law for employers to discriminate against an employee (or even a job
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If you have inside information that fraud is occurring at your workplace against the government or securities investors, you might want to learn about the whistleblower process. Many people who decide to come forward are regular workers who are simply doing their jobs. According to the National Business Ethics Survey of 2007, 56% of workers
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In New Jersey, some employers ask their employees to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of employment. These are agreements that the employee will refrain from working for a competitor of the company for a certain time after his or her employment with the current employer ends. Non-compete agreements are not always enforceable in New
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Hotel workers in New Jersey will soon have new protections at their jobs. On June 11, 2019, Gov. Murphy signed the panic button bill into law. This law will mandate the installation of panic buttons in hotels that employees can use when they are being threatened with sexual assault or other dangers. To learn more
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Many employers rely on unpaid interns to operate their businesses. If you worked as an unpaid intern and were asked to do mundane tasks that were not educational in nature, you may be entitled to recover compensation. Corporations offer unpaid internships to recruit recent graduates and students. While the companies claim that they are paying
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