I. The Legal Snapshot: A Quick Summary Discretionary holiday bonuses are considered a form of compensation and are therefore covered under federal laws like the Equal Pay Act (EPA) and the Civil Rights Act (Title VII), as well as state laws like the New Jersey Equal Pay Act. If an employer provides unequal bonuses based…
You give your best every day—only to be overlooked, underpaid, or dismissed with phrases like “you’re not aggressive enough” or “he’s just more of a leader.” When decisions start feeling personal and patterns become hard to ignore, you may be wondering: Is this gender discrimination? And what can I do about it? If you’re facing…
Your workplace should be a place of safety, respect, and opportunity—not fear or frustration. But when discrimination enters the picture, even your dream job can turn toxic. If you’re being treated unfairly because of who you are—not how you perform—you may need an employment discrimination lawyer in NJ to help you take your power back.…
Introduction: Are You Facing Gender Discrimination at Work? Imagine this: You’ve been consistently hitting your targets, exceeding expectations, and contributing to your team’s success. But despite your hard work, you’re passed over for a promotion—again. Then you find out the role went to a less qualified colleague, and the only noticeable difference? Gender. Or…
Many people who have disabilities face workplace discrimination. If your employer has taken an adverse employment action against you because of your disability, you may have a valid basis to file a claim against your employer. If you want to assert your legal rights against your employer, you must start by filing a discrimination charge…
The statute of limitations refers to the time period someone has to file a claim from the triggering event that gives rise to that claim. Filing a lawsuit during the statute of limitation time period, which can range anywhere from two to fifteen years depending upon the claim and the applicable law, is a very…
Your gender identity is the gender with which you identify. It may be different from your anatomical or assigned gender from your birth. There is not a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on gender identity. However, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has interpreted the federal prohibition of sex discrimination to include discrimination based on…
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Pregnant Employees must be granted reasonable accommodations when the employer has provided similar accommodations to other individuals with similar limitations. The United States Supreme Court ruling is a victory for Peggy Young, a former driver for UPS who claimed the package company violated her rights under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). She will now have…
Sexual harassment is a specific type of workplace discrimination based on sex . It includes: unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature in which submission to or rejection of such conduct explicitly or implicitly affects and individual’s work or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive…