Should we file FLSA complaints with both NJ state wage and hour and US DOL agencies?

If you have a lawyer, ask your lawyer. If you don't, retain one ASAP. While there is nothing wrong with filing a claim with a government agency,...

Based strictly on what you post, you have no claim to a bonus. If the company agreed to pay you a bonus if you worked another year and you quit...

I have been working for a company for 4 years. I currently work until 5pm but they are talking about staying open until 9pm and

Unless you have a contract, you are an at-will employee. Management can change most of the terms and conditions of your employment unilaterally....

Law Firms Ethics - Are They Ever Audited?

Every attorney in New Jersey is subject to random audits of their trust accounts by a unit of the Office of Attorney Ethics. The OAE will also...

When am I compelled to provide information about a client during a police interview?

I urge you to find an experienced trial attorney in your state as soon as possible. What you are trying to do, in legal terms, is assert a...

What is the statute of limitations to file a civil suit for slander, defamation of charictor and violating civil rights in nj.

Defamation (which includes both slander and libel) has a one-year statute of limitations. A civil rights claim has a two-year SOL.

Is the lawyer I retained doing a good job? What kind of lawyer I need for Special Civil Part?

I suggest that, from the tone of your letter, you have already lost confidence in this lawyer. Even if he is doing a competent job - and I make no...

In NJ, can a municipal court judge hear/try a case outside the court room?

You could order a transcript of any court proceedings that took place. (Even if conducted by phone, there should be a recording.) There are fixed...

If a minor goes to police and tells them about their parents abuse, UNDER LAW, do they need to keep it confidential?

I do not practice in this area of law and so cannot provide specific information. I can make a couple of general observations: The point of going...

Recovery Email from previous employer.

Your first step is to sit down in front of a computer and write out everything that has happened between you and the previous employer, from the...