In New Jersey and everywhere else in the United States, it is illegal to treat an employee differently based on their gender. It’s a requirement that policies and practices are the same for men as for women, and that includes issues of pay, promotion, and harassment in the workplace. Though some may think that gender…
Read moreUber Faces Legal Battle Over Overtime Pay
One of the biggest vulnerabilities that a worker faces is the possibility that their employer might classify them as an independent contractor instead of an employee. Though there are certainly advantages to being an independent contractor if that is the way a person wants to work, when a worker thinks of himself as an employee…
Read moreWeek ending 9/1/17: McClain v. Board of Review
Alan Schorr’s Case of The Week ending September 1, 2017 McClain v. Board of Review, 2017 N.J. Super. LEXIS (App. Div. August 29, 2017) (unpublished) The unemployment “black hole” just closed a little more, thanks to an important published decision by the New Jersey Appellate Division this week. The decision means that workers who quit…
Read moreWeek Ending 8/18/17: EEOC v. Macy’s
Schorr & Associates’ Employment Case of The Week ending August 18, 2017 EEOC v. Macy's, Dkt. 17-cv-5959, filed August 16, 2017, Northern District of Illinois. This week, the EEOC had a flurry of activity including a $10.25 million settlement of a harassment suit against Ford and several lawsuits alleging various race, national origin and disability…
Read moreWeek Ending 8/11/17: Dugan v. Best Buy
Schorr & Associates’ Employment Case of The Week ending August 11, 2017 Dugan v. Best Buy, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2053 (N.J. App. Div. (Unpublished) August 11, 2017) The Appellate Division continued a line of New Jersey cases refusing to enforce arbitration agreements that do not clearly and unambiguously evidence the employee's assent to…
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