Generally, as an employee, if you have reached your place of employment, and you have begun to work and then you get hurt, the injury is compensable. This means that the injury is covered by workers’ compensation insurance. However, there are occasions when there is a dispute about whether an […]
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Termination From Employment: Unfair Or Unlawful?
February 10, 2014 | by Thomas F. Dorn, JrSimply because your termination was unfair does not make it unlawful. To determine if it was unlawful, consider your termination in the context of New Jersey employment law. New Jersey is an “employment at will” state. Fortunately, if you are an at-will employee, you can quit your job at any […]
Many employers are surprised to discover that specific Federal laws governing hiring practices focus on the criteria used by employers in selecting candidates to a greater extent than on who they actually hire or promote. Under federal law, an employer cannot base hiring decisions on personal characteristics that aren’t job […]
NJ Family Leave Act: What You Don’t Know Could Cost You!
February 10, 2014 | by Andrew BernsOn May 2, 2008, New Jersey made history with the enactment of The New Jersey Paid Family Leave Act (the “NJPFLA”). In doing so, New Jersey became only the third state in the country (joining California and Washington) to provide eligible employees a total of six weeks of paid leave […]