I agree there are a number of legal issues here. With regard to an employer's failure to follow reasonable measures to protect employees from...

Is it considered unequal pay if you are unpaid for covering a higher level role if the previous employee was the opposite sex?

Paying a female employee less than a male for doing the same work would violate state and federal equal pay laws absent some objective, necessary,...

Under the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act, an employer...

Is it legal for employer to let employees go due to COVID-19?

The Federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act which applies to most employers with less than 500 employees as well as various state sick leave...

What should I do?

Employees who work for an employers with 50 or more employees are covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, which requires employer to...

Does or should an employer have to acknowledge to receipt of discrimination?

Employers have an obligation to take action to investigate and address complaints of discrimination. 10 days is a long time to not acknowledge...

Is it sexual harassment?

Employees should always report any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature to management or HR. If you are not satisfied with the response you get...

I’m getting paid way less than my male counter part ...

New Jersey just passed a new comprehensive equal pay law that makes it unlawful (with limited exceptions) to provide less compensation and...

What should I do with regards to PTO

The state legislature just passed a new paid sick leave law that is expected to be signed by the Governor so there will be new employer obligations...

Can I be displaced when coming back from FMLA while there was a similar job posted?

While employees returning from FMLA leave must be restored to the same job or to an "equivalent job" , there are some exceptions. I would...