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The state of New Jersey has long been known for having employee-friendly laws and protections that ensure that workers have a more level playing field. The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination has served as a model for other states interested in ensuring that employers are barred from taking advantage of or taking against those who…

Increasingly, New Jersey employees are being asked to sign arbitration agreements that contractually obligate them to settle disputes out of court and which prevent them from taking legal action against their employer. These agreements may feel vague and their language may be confusing to anybody not trained in employment law, but not understanding the ramifications…

In the state of New Jersey and around the country, there are hundreds of lawsuits either in progress or about to be filed by employees subjected to unsafe conditions in the face of COVID-19. New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act, or CEPA, was specifically enacted to prohibit employers from “taking any retaliatory action against an…

Under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD), employers are required to make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities unless they can show that doing so would impose a hardship on their business operations. Failure to do so represents a violation of the law. But what happens when the employee is injured and collects Workers’ Compensation…

The state of New Jersey has a well-deserved reputation for protecting its citizens from inequities, and this is especially true in the workplace. The state’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act, or CEPA, is a good example of this: It is a whistleblower law that protects employees who’ve engaged in a protected activity from retaliation. Though the…