How can I check if immigration attorney is really an attorney?

I would recommend contacting the State Bar Association.

Is there a NJ labor attorney willing & available to take a CEPA violation case on contingency?

If you haven't retained an attorney, please feel free to contact me and I will certainly analyze your case.

Can an employer tell me that I can not take my clients with me?

I am not a Texas attorney. With that said, it appears you have to balance your job against the likelihood of leaving. If you believe that you are...

I work for a private employer in NJ and am currently on STD. Does my employer have the right to fire me while I'm still on STD?

I would say that your protection under FMLA is exhausted however, you may have viable claims under New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination if you...

Tenant vacating, not paying last month rent, and not giving forwarding address.

Your only recourse would be to go after him in small claims.

Whenever I hear a fact pattern like that, I always ask "what is the real or underlying reason" for the termination and not the purported reason.

I have a girl that works for my company as a contractor, but I'm thinking that I might have to consider her an employee

The issue is always the amount of control exerted over the IC/employee. This would be on a case by case basis. I copied this directly off of...

If I am subjected to a hostile work environment on a daily basis can I sue my employer?

Please contact me to discuss this further.

EEOC conciliation in regards to retaliation

Conciliation is much like mediation, except that the EEOC is no longer a neutral mediator. The agency has its own agenda, which involves requiring...

Can I sue the government (state or federal level)?

One of your first hurdles in filing against the government is standing. Standing is the legal right to initiate a lawsuit. To do so, a person...